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UNINA9910465458603321 |
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Autore |
Valeriano Brandon |
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Titolo |
Becoming Rivals : The Process of Interstate Rivalry Development / / by Brandon Valeriano |
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Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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0-203-10356-4 |
1-299-27927-9 |
1-136-24531-6 |
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[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (187 p.) |
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Balance of power |
International relations |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-161) and index. |
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Becoming Rivals The Process of Interstate Rivalry Development; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: Rivalry and International Politics; 2 The Steps-to-Rivalry Model; 3 The Empirical Dynamics of the Steps-to-Rivalry Model; 4 Timing and the Steps-to-Rivalry Model; 5 The Complete Steps-to-Rivalry Model; 6 The Rivalry Story: Iraq and the United States; 7 What Do We Know about Rivalry Now?; Notes; References; Index |
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Rivalries are a fundamental aspect of all international interactions. The concept of rivalry suggests that historic animosity may be the most fundamental variable in explaining and understanding why states commit international violence against each other. By understanding the historic factors behind the emergence of rivalry, the strategies employed by states to deal with potential threats, and the issues endemic to enemies, this book seeks to understand and predict why states become rivals. The recent increase in the quantitative study of rivalry has largely identified who the rivals are, but not how they form and escalate. Questions about the escalation of rivalry are important if we are to understand the nature of conflictual interactions. This book |
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addresses an important research gap in the field by directly tackling the question of rivalry formation. In addition to making new contributions to the literature, this book will summarize a cohesive model of how all interstate rivalries form by using both quantitative and qualitative methods and sources. |
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UNINA9910790157903321 |
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Autore |
Moormann Eric M. |
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Divine interiors : mural paintings in Greek and Roman sanctuaries / / Eric M. Moormann |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2011 |
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1-280-11820-2 |
9786613522498 |
90-485-1320-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (vii, 259 pages) : color illustrations; digital, PDF file(s) |
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Amsterdam archaeological studies, , 1385-7347 |
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Mural painting and decoration, Greek |
Mural painting and decoration, Roman |
Temples - Greece |
Temples, Roman |
Shrines - Greece |
Shrines - Rome |
Greece Religion |
Rome Religion |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Paintings described in ancient texts -- Paintings found in public temples of the Greek world -- Paintings found in public temples in Roman Italy -- Paintings in provincial Roman temples across the Alps -- The eastern half of the empire and North Africa -- Painted shrines dedicated to the Roman emperor -- Roman shrines housing non-Roman cults -- Dura Europos : a case-study -- Final remarks. |
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Divine Interiors is an investigation into the decoration of Greek and Roman temples with wall paintings. Mighty marble facades, sculptures and paintings played an important role in relation to these monuments. While the official temples, which were connected to the city or state, usually had a simple but solemn appearance, the more popular buildings were true multi-color expressions of religiosity. Scenes from the life of the revered deity, supporters and practitioners of the cult, or of plants and animals could carry visitors of the shrines away to different worlds. It is also striking to find in the vast Greco-Roman world that there are many similarities between often widely separated temples. The wall paintings were characterized by stylistic and taste changes, but they had the same look everywhere. Besides using archeological remains, this book also uses the texts of antiquity, whose descriptions of the monuments provide additional information. Amsterdam Archaeological Studies is a series devoted to the study of past human societies from the prehistory up into modern times, primarily based on the study of archaeological remains. The series will include excavation reports of modern fieldwork; studies of categories of material culture; and synthesising studies with broader images of past societies, thereby contributing to the theoretical and methodological debates in archaeology. |
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