Handbook of international rivalries : 1494-2010 / William R. Thompson, David R. Dreyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thompson, William R.

Contributor:

Dreyer, David R.

Series:

Correlates of war series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strategic rivalries (World politics)--History--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Strategic rivalries (World politics).

International relations--History--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

International relations.

History.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xv, 318 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : SAGE/CQ Press, [2012]

Summary:

Thompson (political science, Indiana U.) and Dreyer (political science, Lenoir Rhyne U.) examine about 200 strategic rivalries between states that categorize each other as threatening competitors in international politics, perceive each other as enemies, and belong to the same capability class or category. These rivalries have been responsible for about 80 percent of the warfare from 1494 to 2010. They explain the identification and categorization of these rivalries, then present an inventory of those between European great powers; European nongreat powers and Soviet-Russian-United States; in the Americas; the Middle East, North Africa/Maghreb, and Southwest Eurasia; Asia; and Sub-Saharan Africa. For each, they include the location, duration, type of issue that motivated it, existence of war, aspects of symmetry, and narrative description of their function in the history of world politics. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction

Identifying and categorizing interstate rivalries

European great power rivalries

European non-great power and Soviet-Russian-United States rivalries

Rivalries in the Americas

Middle East, North African (Maghreb) and Southwest Eurasian rivalries

Rivalries in Asia

Rivalries in sub-Saharan Africa

Appendix: chronological list of all rivalries.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780872894877

0872894878

OCLC:

693809388