Arms races in international politics : from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century /

MAHNKEN Thomas (editor.)

Arms races in international politics : from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century / edited by Thomas Mahnken, Joseph Maiolo, and David Stevenson. - Oxford: Oxford University Press , 2016. - xviii, 302 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The first comprehensive history of the arms racing phenomenon in modern international politics, drawing on European, Asian, and Middle Eastern examples from throughout the twentieth century and addressing the key questions - what causes arms races, and what is the connection between arms races and the outbreak of wars?

9780198735267 (hbk.) : 60.00GBP