The origins of revisionist and status-quo states
By: Jason W. Davidson.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
Subjects: State, The.; Realism -- Political aspects.; International relations.
Description: "Explaining why some states seek the status-quo and others seek revision in international relations, Davidson argues that governments pursuing revisionist policies are responding to powerful domestic groups, such as nationalists and those in the military, that believe they can defeat their rivals. He draws on example of France, Italy, and Great Britain to enhance understanding of a fundamental source of instability in international affairs."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The enduring importance of revisionism and status-quo seeking; title: Pressures and opportunities : the origins of revisionism and status-quo seeking; title: The roots of revisionism : revolutionary France and fascist Italy; title: The sources of status-quo seeking : pre-World War I Britain and interwar France.