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This pioneering book explains the causes of war through a sustained combination of theoretical insights and detailed case studies from WWI to the Iraq War. Cashman and Robinson find that, while all wars have multiple causes, specific factors typically combine in identifiable ""dangerous patterns"" that lead to bloody conflicts between countries.

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An impressive and important contribution to the canon of books that explore the causes of interstate war. Using five different levels or baskets of analysis--individual, sub-state, nation-state, dyadic, and international system--Cashman and Robinson masterfully blend theory and case studies to highlight the multicausal dynamics that affect the probability of war. An Introduction to the Causes of War is essential reading for students and scholars interested in a comprehensive understanding of the wars from World War I to the Iraq War and why disagreements were not resolved peacefully.--Steven E. Lobell, University of Utah Cashman and Robinson's detailed case studies of some of the most important interstate wars of the past century are guided by theory and well grounded in the historical literature. They nicely highlight both the complexity of the causes of war and the persistence of recurrent patterns. An Introduction to the Causes of War provides one of the best combinations of theory and history of the causes of war that one can find in a single book for the undergraduate classroom.--Jack S. Levy, Rutgers University Cashman and Robinson urge analytical integration and more interaction with case studies--both of which are highly desirable goals for pedagogical and theoretical reasons. Their text should prove highly useful in courses on the causes of war.--William R. Thompson, emeritus, Indiana University

Cashman and Robinson urge analytical integration and more interaction with case studies--both of which are highly desirable goals for pedagogical and theoretical reasons. Their text should prove highly useful in courses on the causes of war.--William R. Thompson, emeritus, Indiana University Cashman and Robinson's detailed case studies of some of the most important interstate wars of the last century are guided by theory and well-grounded in the historical literature. They nicely highlight both the complexity of the causes of war and the persistence of recurrent patterns. An Introduction to the Causes of War provides one of the best combinations of theory and history of the causes of war that one can find in a single book for the undergraduate classroom.--Jack S. Levy, Rutgers University

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Greg Cashman is professor emeritus of political science at Salisbury University. Leonard C. Robinson is professor of political science at Salisbury University.

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