Waltz, Kenneth N. 1924-2013.

Man, the state and war : a theoretical analysis / Kenneth N. Waltz. - [New ed.]. - New York : Columbia University Press, 2001. - xvi, 263 pages ; 21 cm

Originally published: 1959. With a new preface.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword, by by William T.R. Fox Introduction The First Image: International Conflict and Human Behavior Some Implications of the First Image: The Behavioral Sciences and the Reduction of Interstate Violence The Second Image: International Conflict and the Internal Structure of States Some Implications of the Second Image: International Socialism and the Coming of the First World War The Third Image: International Conflict and International Anarchy Some Implications of the Third Image: Examples from Economics, Politics, and History Conclusion

What are the causes of war? Waltz probes the ideas that thinkers throughout the history of Western civilisation - including St. Augustine, Hobbes, Kant, & Spinoza - have offered to explain the reasons for men & related prescriptions for peace.

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International relations--Philosophy.
State, The.
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armed conflicts.
International relations--Philosophy.
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