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Coker Christopher |
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The improbable war : China, the United States and the logic of great power conflict / / Christopher Coker |
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Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-025759-8 |
0-19-025731-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (230 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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War |
United States Foreign relations China |
China Foreign relations United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- 1. Historical Analogies and the Logic of History -- 2. Dominant Conflicts and the Logic of Great Power Conflict -- 3. Strategic Narratives and the Logic of Strategy -- 4. War (and its Protean Logic) -- 5. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Improbable War explains why conflict between the USA and China cannot be ruled out. In 1914 war between the Great Powers was considered unlikely, yet it happened. We learn only from history, and popular though the First World War analogy is, the lessons we draw from its outbreak are usually mistaken. Among these errors is the tendency to over-estimate human rationality. All major conflicts of the past 300 years have been about the norms and rules of the international system. In China and the US the world confronts two'exceptional'powers whose values differ markedly, with China bidding to challenge the current order. The'Thucydidean Trap'- when a conservative status quo power confronts a rising new one - may also play its part in precipitating hostilities. To avoid stumbling into an avoidable war both Beijing and Washington need a coherent strategy, which neither of them has. History also reveals that war evolves |
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