Causes of War: The Struggle for Recognition by Lindemann, Thomas

Causes of War: The Struggle for Recognition (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781907301018)

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Causes of War: The Struggle for Recognition by Lindemann, Thomas

Causes of War: The Struggle for Recognition

$45.00
Causes of War: The Struggle for Recognition by Lindemann, Thomas

Causes of War: The Struggle for Recognition

$45.00
Format: Paperback
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Theories on the origins of war are often based on the premise that the rational actor is in pursuit of material satisfaction, such as the quest for power or for wealth. These perspectives disregard the need for homo symbolicus - the preservation of a positive self-image for both emotional and instrumental reasons. A good reputation ensures authority and material resources. Non-recognition can be as much as an explanation of war as that of other explicative 'variables'. Two empirical studies examining the role of non-recognition in great power conflicts and in international crises will demonstrate the value of this symbolic approach.

Author: Thomas Lindemann
ISBN-10: 1907301011
ISBN-13: 9781907301018
Publisher: ECPR Press
Language: English
Published: 10/04/2011
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.38d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 06/01/2011 pg. 133
By Thomas Lindemann
By Thomas Lindemann
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Thomas Lindemann is Professor of Political Science at Artois University (CERAPS Lille 2) and is visiting professor at Paris I-Sorbonne and Sciences Po Paris. He has recently published Penser la guerre. L'apport constructiviste (L'Harmattan 2008) and La guerre (Armand Colin 2010) and The International Politics of Recognition (edited with Erik Ringmar for Paradigm, 2011).

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