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Regions of war and peace

Douglas Lemke's book asks whether the causes of war among great powers also apply to other countries, given different regional circumstances and historical experiences. The book examines Africa, the Far East, the Middle East and South America, and argues that the causes of wars are similar across these regions.
Print Book, English, 2002
Cambridge University, Cambridge, England, 2002
xii, 235 p. ; 24 cm.
9780521809856, 9780521007726, 0521809851, 0521007720
760634066
1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical origins; 3. Theoretical revision: the multiple hierarchy model; 4. Identifying local hierarchies and measuring key variables; 5. Empirical investigations; 6. Further investigations I: Great power interference?; 7. Further investigations II: an African (interstate) peace?; 8. Conclusions, implications and directions for continued research.