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Taking territory : the persistence of conquest since 1945 / Dan Altman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Altman, Dan, 1986- author.
- Series:
- Cornell Studies in Security Affairs Series
- Cornell studies in security affairs
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World politics--1989-.
- World politics.
- World politics--1945-1989.
- Boundary disputes.
- Territory, National.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (220 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- "This book comprehensively analyzes territorial conquest since 1945: theories, trends, causes, propensity to lead to war, and the determinants of whether conquest attempts succeed or fail. It challenges the consensus of past studies that conquest sharply declined after 1945 and virtually subsided by 1976 because of a strong territorial integrity norm that emerged after World War II."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: The persistence of conquest
- Theories of conquest
- Constraints on conquest
- Motives for conquest
- When conquest escalates to war
- When conquest succeeds or fails
- Conclusion: Implications of the persistence of conquest.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1501786636
- 9781501786631
- 1501786644
- 9781501786648
- 1-5017-8664-4
- OCLC:
- 1585450110
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