Nye, Joseph S.

Understanding international conflicts : an introduction to theory and history / Joseph S. Nye, Jr. ; with foreword by Stanley Hoffmann. - 5th ed. - New York : Pearson/Longman, c2005. - xii, 276 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Longman classics in political science .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Is there an enduring logic of conflict in world politics? -- Origins of the great Twentieth-Century conflicts -- Balance of power and World War I -- The failure of collective security and World War II -- The Cold War -- Intervention, institutions, and regional and ethnic conflicts -- Globalization and interdependence -- The information revolution, transnational actors, and the diffusion of power -- A new world order?

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International relations.
War (International law)
World politics--20th century.
World politics--21st century.

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