{"product_id":"resort-to-war-meredith-reid-sarkees-9780872894341","title":"Resort to War: 1816 - 2007","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe benchmark reference for understanding the phenomenon of war\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat do we know about war? This much-anticipated reference book analyzes more than a thousand wars waged from 1816 to 2008 using authoritative, highly standardized, and systematic coding methods from the Correlates of War Project, which aims to reveal the underlying patterns and causes of war. \u003cem\u003eResort to War \u003c\/em\u003elists and categorizes all violent conflicts with 1,000 or more battle deaths and provides an insightful narrative for each struggle. The volume distinguishes between traditional interstate war, the phenomenon of extra-state war as evidenced by the \u003cem\u003eAl-Qaeda- USA conflagration, intra-state war, and the new category of nonstate ethnic wars. After explaining how to determine what a \"state\" is and how to classify different types of wars, the authors describe each encounter and highlight major patterns across eras and regions, identifying which categories of war are becoming more or less prevalent over time, and revealing connections between the different types of war. Resort to War\u003c\/em\u003e, the second title in the Correlates of War Series, is a definitive source for students and researchers examining patterns of international conflict; it is the essential guide to the data, trends, and context of these violent encounters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Features \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e A unique study of the patterns of war Highlights different patterns of interstate, intra-state, and extra-state conflicts Authoritative data, newly discovered trends, insightful narrative \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Meredith Reid Sarkees, Frank Wayman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0872894347\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780872894341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CQ Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 577\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.16h x 7.03w x 1.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e PROSE - Honorable Mention\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2010 pg. 91\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010 pg. 166","brand":"Meredith Reid Sarkees","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43926706782463,"sku":"9780872894341","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_186c0778-65f3-4b44-9ae1-758b859164f0.jpg?v=1681084558","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/resort-to-war-meredith-reid-sarkees-9780872894341","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}