Peace and War: Armed Conflicts and International Order, 1648–1989: 14 - Rilegato

Holsti, Kalevi J.

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ISBN 10: 0521390486 ISBN 13: 9780521390484

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1991

Riassunto

In this book, Professor Holsti approaches the study of the origins of war and the foundations of peace from a distinct perspective. He asks three interrelated questions. Which issues generate conflict? How have attitudes towards war changed? And, what attempts have been made historically to create international orders and institutions that can manage, control or prevent international conflicts? Starting with the peace treaties of Munster and Osnabruck of 1648, Kalevi Holsti examines 177 international wars. Through these, he identifies the variety of conflict-producing issues and how they, as well as the attitudes of policy makers to the use of force, have changed over the last 350 years. He demonstrates how the orders established by the great peacemaking efforts of 1648, 1713, 1815, 1919 and 1945 attempted to solve the issues of the past, yet few successfully anticipated those of the future. Indeed, some created the basis of fresh conflicts.

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'... this book is an important contribution that will be useful to both students and colleagues. It is clearly organized and eminently readable. The scale of it forces one to think across a broad sweep of history, and to consider some key-scale trends.' International Affairs

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In this book, Professor Holsti approaches the study of the origins of war and the foundations of peace from a distinct perspective. The author identifies the variety of conflict-producing issues and the attitudes of policy makers to the use of force, which have changed over the last 350 years.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0521390486
• ISBN 13: 9780521390484
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 397