Explaining War and Peace: Case Studies and Necessary Condition Counterfactuals

by Gary Goertz

Book Overview

This edited volume focuses on the use of 'necessary condition counterfactuals' in explaining two key events in twentieth century history, the origins of the First World War and the end of the Cold War.

Containing essays by leading figures in the field, this book analyzes the causal logics of necessary and sufficient conditions, demonstrates the variety of different ways in which necessary condition counterfactuals are used to explain the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415422329
• ISBN13: 9780415422321
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"