03603nam 22006732 450 991077704630332120151005020623.01-107-18496-71-281-24370-197866112437080-511-37828-90-511-49128-X0-511-37740-10-511-37646-40-511-37493-30-511-37915-3(CKB)1000000000412495(EBL)328953(OCoLC)437197125(SSID)ssj0000252141(PQKBManifestationID)11193013(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000252141(PQKBWorkID)10175010(PQKB)11109124(UkCbUP)CR9780511491283(Au-PeEL)EBL328953(CaPaEBR)ebr10221533(CaONFJC)MIL124370(MiAaPQ)EBC328953(EXLCZ)99100000000041249520090302d2007|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierStrategic rivalries in world politics position, space and conflict escalation /Michael P. Colaresi, Karen Rasler and William R. Thompson[electronic resource]Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,2007.1 online resource (xiv, 314 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).0-521-70761-7 0-521-88134-X Includes bibliographical references and index.An introduction to strategic rivalries -- Defining and identifying strategic rivalries in world politics -- Describing strategic rivalies -- Protracted conflict and crisis escalation -- Serial crisis behavior and escalating risks -- Contiguity, space and position in the major power subsystem -- Initiating and escalating positional and spatial rivalries -- Arms build-ups and alliances in the steps-to work theory -- Contested territory and conflict resolution -- Inducements, facilitators, and suppressors.International conflict is neither random nor inexplicable. It is highly structured by antagonisms between a relatively small set of states that regard each other as rivals. Examining the 173 strategic rivalries in operation throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this book identifies the differences rivalries make in the probability of conflict escalation and analyzes how they interact with serial crises, arms races, alliances and capability advantages. The authors distinguish between rivalries concerning territorial disagreement (space) and rivalries concerning status and influence (position) and show how each leads to markedly different patterns of conflict escalation. They argue that rivals are more likely to engage in international conflict with their antagonists than non-rival pairs of states and conclude with an assessment of whether we can expect democratic peace, economic development and economic interdependence to constrain rivalry-induced conflict.WarStrategic rivalries (World politics)War.Strategic rivalries (World politics)327.1Colaresi Michael P.1976-1548780Rasler Karen A.1952-Thompson William R.UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910777046303321Strategic rivalries in world politics3806095UNINA