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Revolution and war

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Revolution within a state almost invariably leads to intense security competition between states, and often to war. In Revolution and War, Stephen M. Walt explains why this is so, and suggests how the risk of conflicts brought on by domestic upheaval might be reduced in the future. In doing so, he explores one of the basic questions of international relations: What are the connections between domestic politics and foreign policy?Walt begins by exposing the flaws in existing theories about the relationship between revolution and war. Drawing on the theoretical literature about revolution and the realist perspective on international politics, he argues that revolutions cause wars by altering the balance of threats between a revolutionary state and its rivals. Each state sees the other as both a looming danger and a vulnerable adversary, making war seem both necessary and attractive.Walt traces the dynamics of this argument through detailed studies of the French, Russian, and Iranian revolutions, and through briefer treatment of the American, Mexican, Turkish, and Chinese cases. He also considers the experience of the Soviet Union, whose revolutionary transformation led to conflict within the former Soviet empire but not with the outside world. An important refinement of realist approaches to international politics, this book unites the study of revolution with scholarship on the causes of war.

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Ketersediaan

2024-2574

303.64 Wal r

Perpustakaan Diplomasi

Tersedia

Informasi Detail

Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

303.64 Wal r

Penerbit

New York : Cornell University Press., 1996

Deskripsi Fisik

x, 365 pages : index ; 24 cm

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

0-8014-3205-7

Klasifikasi

303.64

Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

Cet. 1

Subjek

World politics
War
Revolutions--History

Info Detail Spesifik

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

Stephen M. Walt

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