War and Punishment: The Causes of War Termination and the First World War

by H.E. Goemans

Book Overview

What makes wars drag on and why do they end when they do? Here H. E. Goemans brings theoretical rigor and empirical depth to a long-standing question of securities studies. He explores how various government leaders assess the cost of war in terms of domestic politics and their own postwar fates. Goemans first develops the argument that two sides will wage war until both gain sufficient knowledge of the other's strengths and weaknesses so as to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691049440
• ISBN13: 9780691049441
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"