{"product_id":"explaining-war-and-peace-jack-levy-9780415422321","title":"Explaining War and Peace: Case Studies and Necessary Condition Counterfactuals","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis edited volume focuses on the use of 'necessary condition counterfactuals' in explaining two key events in twentieth century history, the origins of the First World War and the end of the Cold War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContaining essays by leading figures in the field, this book analyzes the causal logics of necessary and sufficient conditions, demonstrates the variety of different ways in which necessary condition counterfactuals are used to explain the causes of individual events, and identifies errors commonly made in applying this form of causal logic to individual events. It includes discussions of causal chains, contingency, critical junctures, and 'powder keg' explanations, and the role of necessary conditions in each. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExplaining War and Peace\u003c\/em\u003e will be of great interest to students of qualitative analysis, the First World War, the Cold War, international history and international relations theory in general.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jack Levy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415422329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415422321\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.49h x 6.35w x 1.00d","brand":"Jack Levy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064917242111,"sku":"9780415422321","price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e7c5231b-6ce5-4f03-8549-ee0fab10fca6.jpg?v=1768671906","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/explaining-war-and-peace-jack-levy-9780415422321","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}