Synopsis
What Do We Know About War? reviews the causes of war and the conditions of peace. Drawing analyses from the thirty-five year history of this discipline, leading researchers explore the roles played by alliances, territory, arms races, interstate rivalries, capability, and crisis bargaining in increasing the probability of war. They emphasize international norms and the recent finding that democratic states do not fight each other as factors that promote peace.
Booknews
A collection of essays reviewing the causes of war and the factors that promote peace, written by American university-based scholars of political science, mostly of the international relations bent. Contributors aim to provide a systematic discussion of what we think we know about the onset of war and what researchers needs to do to confirm and develop this knowledge. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)