Scare Tactics: The Politics of International Rivalry

by Michael P. Colaresi

Why do international situations spiral out of control and into war? Why do conflicts finally wind down after years, if not decades, of tension? Various faults in conventional thinking, ranging from relying on indeterminate predictions to ignoring the interaction between domestic and international events, have impeded adequate explanations for the continuation, escalation, and dampening of rivalry conflict.

In Scare Tactics: The Politics...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815630662
• ISBN13: 9780815630661
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.3"