Contagion and War: Lessons from the First World War

by John A Vasquez and John A. Vasquez

Book Overview

John A. Vasquez explains the processes that cause the spread of interstate war by looking at how contagion worked to bring countries into the First World War. Analysing all the key states that declared war, the book is comprised of three parts. Part I lays out six models of contagion: alliances, contiguity, territorial rivalry, opportunity, 'brute force', economic dependence. Part II then analyses in detail the decision making of every state that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108417043
• ISBN13: 9781108417044
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"