LEADER 03602nam 22006732 450 001 9910450872503321 005 20151005020623.0 010 $a1-107-18496-7 010 $a1-281-24370-1 010 $a9786611243708 010 $a0-511-37828-9 010 $a0-511-49128-X 010 $a0-511-37740-1 010 $a0-511-37646-4 010 $a0-511-37493-3 010 $a0-511-37915-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000412495 035 $a(EBL)328953 035 $a(OCoLC)437197125 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000252141 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11193013 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000252141 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10175010 035 $a(PQKB)11109124 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511491283 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC328953 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL328953 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10221533 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL124370 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000412495 100 $a20090302d2007|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aStrategic rivalries in world politics $eposition, space and conflict escalation /$fMichael P. Colaresi, Karen Rasler and William R. Thompson$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2007. 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 314 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-70761-7 311 $a0-521-88134-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAn 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. 330 $aInternational 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. 606 $aWar 606 $aStrategic rivalries (World politics) 615 0$aWar. 615 0$aStrategic rivalries (World politics) 676 $a327.1 700 $aColaresi$b Michael P.$f1976-$0852290 702 $aRasler$b Karen A.$f1952- 702 $aThompson$b William R. 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450872503321 996 $aStrategic rivalries in world politics$91903305 997 $aUNINA