{"product_id":"9780521192835","title":"Why Nations Fight : Past and Future Motives for War","description":"\u003cp\u003eFour generic motives have historically led states to initiate war: fear, interest, standing, and revenge. Using an original data set, Richard Ned Lebow examines the distribution of wars across three and a half centuries and argues that, contrary to conventional wisdom, only a minority of these were motivated by security or material interest. Instead, the majority are the result of a quest for standing, and for revenge - an attempt to get even with states who had previously made successful territorial grabs. Lebow maintains that today none of these motives are effectively served by war - it is increasingly counterproductive - and that there is growing recognition of this political reality. His analysis allows for more fine-grained and persuasive forecasts about the future of war as well as highlighting areas of uncertainty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49723196768504,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":327.04,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/8208\/6904\/files\/9780521192835-1.jpg?v=1783598920","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/ja\/products\/9780521192835","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}