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OverviewThis volume provides the first comprehensive history of the arms racing phenomenon in modern international politics, drawing both on theoretical approaches and on the latest historical research. Written by an international team of specialists, it is divided into four sections: before 1914; the inter-war years; the Cold War; and extra-European and post-Cold War arms races. Twelve case studies examine land and naval armaments before the First World War; air, land, and naval competition during the 1920s and 1930s; and nuclear as well as conventional weapons since 1945. Armaments policies are placed within the context of technological development, international politics and diplomacy, and social politics and economics. An extended general introduction and conclusion and introductions to each section provide coherence between the specialized chapters and draw out wider implications for policymakers and for political scientists. Arms Races in International Politics addresses two key questions: what causes arms races, and what is the connection between arms races and the outbreak of wars? Full Product DetailsAuthor: Thomas Mahnken (Jerome Levy Chair of Economic Geography and National Security, Jerome Levy Chair of Economic Geography and National Security, US Naval War College) , Joseph Maiolo (Professor of International History, Professor of International History, King's College London) , David Stevenson (Stevenson Professor of International History, Stevenson Professor of International History, London School of Economics & Political Science)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 24.10cm Weight: 0.608kg ISBN: 9780198735267ISBN 10: 019873526 Pages: 322 Publication Date: 14 January 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsJoseph Maiolo: Introduction PART I: Before 1914 1: David Stevenson: Introduction: Before 1914 2: Matthew S. Seligmann: The Anglo-German Naval Race, 1898-1914 3: David Stevenson: Land Armaments in Europe, 1866-1914 PART II: BETWEEN THE TWO WORLD WARS 4: Joseph Maiolo: Introduction: Between the Two World Wars 5: Evan Mawdsley: Land Armaments, 1919-1941 6: Joseph Maiolo: Naval Armaments Competition between the Two World Wars 7: Richard Overy: Aircraft and the Arms Race between the World Wars PART III: THE COLD WAR ARMS RACE 8: Thomas Mahnken: Introduction: The Cold War Arms Race 9: Timothy D. Hoyt: The United States and the Cold War Arms Race 10: Sergey Radchenko: The Soviet Union and the Cold War Arms Race 11: Vojtech Mastny: The Cold War Arms Race: Forces Beyond the Superpowers PART IV: EXTRA-EUROPEAN ARMS RACES AND DEVELOPMENTS SINCE THE COLD WAR 12: Thomas Mahnken: Introduction: Extra-European Arms Races and Developments since the Cold War 13: Avi Kober: Arms Races and the Arab-Israeli Conflict 14: Rudra Chaudhuri: Arms and Assistance in South Asia 1953-1965: Why Racing Alone Explains Little 15: Tai Ming Cheung: Racing from Behind: China and the Dynamics of Arms Chases and Races in East Asia in the 21st Century 16: Thomas Mahnken: Armaments Developments since the Cold War David Stevenson: ConclusionReviews[The editors'] collective endeavor offers not only important observations about specific arms races but also new theoretical insights into the phenomena of the arms race itself. This well-conceived collection also contains new details about the major arms competitions that influence how political scientists and historians think about the relationship between arms racing and war. --<em>H-Net</em> Author InformationThomas G. Mahnken is currently Jerome E. Levy Chair of Economic Geography and National Security at the U.S. Naval War College and a Senior Research Professor at the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies at The Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). His most recent books are Strategy in Asia: The Past, Present and Future of Regional Security (2014) and Competitive Strategies for the 21st Century: Theory, History, and Practice (2012). He is co-editor of The Journal of Strategic Studies. Joseph Maiolo is Professor of International History in the Department of War Studies, King's College London, and Visiting Research Professor at the Norwegian Defence Intelligence University, Oslo. He is author of Cry Havoc: How the Arms Race Drove the World to War, 1931-1941 (2010), co-author of An International History of the Twentieth Century (2014), and co-editor of volume II of The Cambridge History of the Second World War (2015). He is co-editor of The Journal of Strategic Studies. David Stevenson holds the Stevenson Chair of International History at the London School of Economics & Political Science. His publications include Armaments and the Coming of War: Europe, 1904-1914 (1996); 1914-1918: the History of the First World War (2004); and With Our Backs to the Wall: Victory and Defeat in 1918 (2011). He is currently preparing an international history of the year 1917. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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