num_pages: 368
description: When is war is the result of a nation's deliberate decision to advance its vital interests by force of arms? When is it brought about by miscalculation? What causes policy-makers to misjudge the consequences of their actions? This book takes up these and other questions in a comparative study of the origins, politics, and outcomes of international crisis based on data from 27 historical cases.
language: English
title: Between Peace and War: The Nature of International Crisis
titlecomplete: Between Peace and War: The Nature of International Crisis
genres: International Relations, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 21
publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press