{"product_id":"why-nations-fight-past-and-future-motives-for-war-9780521192835","title":"Why Nations Fight: Past and Future Motives for War","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Richard Ned LeBow\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: International Relations - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour generic motives have historically led states to initiate war: fear, interest, standing and revenge. Using an original dataset, Richard Ned Lebow examines the distribution of wars across three and a half centuries and argues that, contrary to conventional wisdom, only a minority of these were motivated by security or material interest. Instead, the majority are the result of a quest for standing, and for revenge - an attempt to get even with states who had previously made successful territorial grabs. Lebow maintains that today none of these motives are effectively served by war - it is increasingly counterproductive - and that there is growing recognition of this political reality. His analysis allows for more fine-grained and persuasive forecasts about the future of war as well as highlighting areas of uncertainty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46881715617943,"sku":"9780521192835","price":12590.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780521192835.webp?v=1770232191","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/why-nations-fight-past-and-future-motives-for-war-9780521192835","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}