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Quiet cataclysm : reflections on the recent transformation of world politics

Title
  1. Quiet cataclysm : reflections on the recent transformation of world politics / John Mueller.
Published by
  1. New York, NY : HarperCollins College Publishers, ©1995.
Author
  1. Mueller, John E.

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Description
  1. ix, 221 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  1. Since 1989
  2. World politics > 1989-
  3. World politics
  4. Internationale Politik
  5. Politieke verandering
  6. Internationale betrekkingen
  7. Oorlogvoering
  8. Ideologieën
  9. World politics > 1989-
  10. Geschichte 1989-1994
Contents
  1. War, peace, and trouble in the aftermath of the quiet cataclysm -- Realism and the Cold War -- Arms races: positive and negative -- Expanding deterrence -- The essential irrelevance of nuclear weapons -- Enough rope: overextension versus containment -- Reassessing Pearl Harbor -- War: natural, but not necessary -- The historical movement of ideas: the rise of war aversion and the retreat from doomsday -- The historical movement of ideas: the rise of democracy -- Appendix: Anticipated cataclysms: predictions about endless peace, terminal war, and other calamities.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-214) and index.
Terms of use (note)
  1. Current Copyright Fee: GBP25.00