《Why Nations Fight》是2010年出版的圖書，作者是Lebow和Richard Ned。
基本介紹
- 外文名：Why Nations Fight
- 作者：Lebow, Richard Ned
- 出版年：2010-9
- 頁數：308 頁
- 定價：765 元
- ISBN：9780521192835
- 出版社：Cambridge University Press
內容簡介
Four 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.（原文）
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.（原文）
