War and punishment (The causes of war termination & the First World War)
- Typus Taschenbuch
- Verlag PRINCETON
- Schriftsteller Goemans, H.E.
- ISBN13 9780691049441
- ISBN10 0691049440
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Zeitgenössische WeltgeschichteWar and punishment (The causes of war termination & the First World War)
Democracies, according to Goemans, will prefer to withdraw quickly from a war they are not winning in order to appease the populace. Autocracies will do likewise so as not to be overthrown by their internal enemies. Mixed regimes, which are made up of several competing groups and which exclude a substantial proportion of the people from access to power, will likely see little risk in continuing a losing war in the hope of turning the tide. Goemans explores the conditions and the reasoning behind this "gamble for resurrection" as well as other strategies, using rational choice theory, statistical analysis, and detailed case studies of Germany, Britain, France, and Russia during World War I. In so doing, he offers a new perspective of the Great War that integrates domestic politics, international politics, and battlefield developments.
- Typus Taschenbuch
- Verlag PRINCETON
- Schriftsteller Goemans, H.E.
- ISBN13 9780691049441
- ISBN10 0691049440