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Tables of Contents for The Scientific Study of Peace and War
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xv
 
Introduction: Studying War Scientifically
xix
 
John A. Vasquez
I Factors in the Onset of War
Alliance Formation and War Behavior: An Analysis of the Great Powers, 1495--1975
3
34
Jack S. Levy
Editors' Commentary
30
7
Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War 1820--1965
37
38
J. David Singer
Stuart Bremer
John Stuckey
Editors' Commentary
67
8
Armaments and Escalation: Two Competing Hypotheses
75
18
Michael D. Wallace
Editors' Commentary
88
5
Arms Races and Escalation: A Closer Look
93
16
Paul F. Diehl
Editors' Commentary
103
6
When Will They Ever Learn? Coercive Bargaining in Recurrent Crises
109
32
Russell J. Leng
Editors' Commentary
136
5
Excerpts from The War Trap
141
20
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
Editors' Commentary
153
8
II The Expansion of War
Alliances and the Expansion of War
161
16
Randolph M. Siverson
Joel King
Editors' Commentary
173
4
Bipolarity and War: The Role of Capability Concentration and Alliance Patterns among Major Powers 1816--1965
177
28
Frank Whelon Wayman
Editors' Commentary
201
4
Preventing Systemic War: Crisis Decision-Making amidst a Structure of Conflict Relationships
205
24
Manus I. Midlarsky
Editors' Commentary
222
7
III Peace and the Global Institutional Context
Universalism vs. Particularism: On the Limits of Major Power Order
229
26
Peter Wallensteen
Editors' Commentary
249
6
IV The Termination and Impact of War
War Power and the Willingness to Suffer
255
24
Steven Rosen
Editors' Commentary
273
6
The Costs of Major Wars: The Phoenix Factor
279
32
A.F.K. Organski
Jacek Kugler
Editors' Commentary
305
6
War Making and State Making: Governmental Expenditures, Tax Revenues, and Global Wars
311
32
Karen A. Rasler
William R. Thompson
Editors' Commentary
335
8
V Conclusion
The Steps to War: Toward a Scientific Explanation of Correlates of War Findings
343
30
John A. Vasquez
Editors' Commentary
369
4
Appendix Applying the Scientific Method to the Study of War
The Scientific Study of War: A Learning Package
373
66
Stuart A. Bremer
Cynthia Cannizzo
Charles W. Kegley, Jr.
James Lee Ray
Bibliographical Essay
439
8
References
447
20
Index
467
14
About the Editors
481