ISBN:
9780472024018
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0472024019
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xiv, 335 p.)
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ill.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library Online-Ausg. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Brecher, Michael International political earthquakes
DDC:
303.6
Keywords:
World politics Case studies
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20th century
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Crises
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Conflict management
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World politics Case studies 20th century
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World politics Case studies
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20th century
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Conflict management
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Crises
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Violence in Society
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POLITICAL SCIENCE ; International Relations ; General
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POLITICAL SCIENCE
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Security (National & International)
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World politics
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Internationale Krise
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Konfliktregelung
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International Relations
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Law, Politics & Government
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Case studies
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Electronic books
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Case studies
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Electronic book
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Electronic books Case studies
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Annotation
Abstract:
Conflict and crisis: concepts and overview findings on earthquakes I -- Protracted conflict-crisis model and findings on earthquakes II -- Crisis escalation to war: concepts, model, and findings on earthquakes III -- Crisis severity and impact: concepts and model -- Crisis intensity and fallout: findings on earthquakes IV -- Structure and stability: concepts and model -- Findings on the polarity-stability nexus -- Ethiopian (Abyssinian) War 1934-36, multipolarity, Africa -- Berlin Blockade 1948-49, bipolarity, Europe -- Bangladesh 1971, bipolycentrism, Asia -- Gulf War I 1990-91, unipolycentrism, Middle East -- Coping/crisis management: findings on earthquakes V -- What have we learned?
Abstract:
International Political Earthquakesis the masterwork of the preeminent scholar Michael Brecher. Brecher, who came of age before World War II, has witnessed more than seven decades of conflict and has spent his career studying the dynamics of relations among nations throughout the world.When terrorism, ethnic conflict, military buildup, or other local tensions spark an international crisis, Brecher argues that the structure of global politics determines its potential to develop into open conflict. That conflict, in turn, may then generate worldwide political upheaval. Comparing international crises to earthquakes, Brecher proposes a scale analogous to the Richter scale to measure the severity and scope of the impact of a crisis on the landscape of international politics.Brecher's conclusions about the causes of international conflict and its consequences for global stability make a convincing case for gradual, nonviolent approaches to crisis resolution.Michael Brecher is R. B. Angus Professor of Political Science at McGill University.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-320) and index. - Description based on print version record
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Description based on print version record
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
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Online-Ausg. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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