{"product_id":"asian-rivalries-sumit-ganguly-9780804775960","title":"Asian Rivalries: Conflict, Escalation, and Limitations on Two-Level Games","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe most typical treatment of international relations is to conceive it as a battle between two antagonistic states volleying back and forth. In reality, interstate relations are often at least two-level games in which decision-makers operate not only in an international environment but also in a \u003ci\u003ecompetitive domestic\u003c\/i\u003e context. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGiven that interstate rivalries are responsible for a disproportionate share of discord in world politics, this book sets out to explain just how these two-level rivalries really work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy reference to specific cases, specialists on Asian rivalries examine three related questions: what is the mix of internal (domestic politics) and external (interstate politics) stimuli in the dynamics of their rivalries; in what types of circumstances do domestic politics become the predominant influence on rivalry dynamics; when domestic politics become predominant, is their effect more likely to lead to the escalation or de-escalation of rivalry hostility? By pulling together the threads laid out by each contributor, the editors create a 'grounded theory' for interstate rivalries that breaks new ground in international relations theory. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sumit Ganguly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804775966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804775960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford Security Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/17\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2012","brand":"Sumit Ganguly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059764195583,"sku":"9780804775960","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1ce183de-e4db-4342-a64b-db5924619fbb.jpg?v=1685060194","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/asian-rivalries-sumit-ganguly-9780804775960","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}