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The Arc of War: Origins, Escalation, and Transformation de Jack S. Levy

The Arc of War: Origins, Escalation, and Transformation

Autor Jack S. Levy, William R. Thompson
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 oct 2011
In this far-reaching exploration of the evolution of warfare in human history, Jack S. Levy and William R. Thompson provide insight into the perennial questions of why and how humans fight. Beginning with the origins of warfare among foraging groups, The Arc of War draws on a wealth of empirical data to enhance our understanding of how war began and how it has changed over time. The authors point to the complex interaction of political economy, political and military organization, military technology, and the threat environment—all of which create changing incentives for states and other actors. They conclude that those actors that adapt survive, and those that do not are eliminated. In modern times, warfare between major powers has become exceedingly costly and therefore quite rare, while lesser powers are too weak to fight sustained and decisive wars or to prevent internal rebellions.
 
Conceptually innovative and historically sweeping, The Arc of War represents a significant contribution to the existing literature on warfare.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780226476292
ISBN-10: 0226476294
Pagini: 280
Ilustrații: 11 line drawings, 43 tables
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Editura: University of Chicago Press
Colecția University of Chicago Press

Notă biografică

Jack S. Levy is the Board of Governors’ Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University and coauthor, with William R. Thompson, of Causes of War. William R. Thompson is Distinguished Professor and the Donald A. Rogers Professor of Political Science at Indiana University. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, among them Asian Rivalries, Coping with Terrorism, and Causes of War.

Cuprins

List of Tables and Figures
Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. The Evolution of War
Chapter 2. The Origins of War
Chapter 3. Evolutionary and Coevolutionary Processes
Chapter 4. The First Two Agrarian Warfare Accelerations
Chapter 5. The Third Evolutionary Acceleration
Chapter 6. The Coevolution of the Western Military Trajectory
Chapter 7. Nonwestern Military Trajectories
Chapter 8. The Coevolution of War, Past and Future

Notes
References
Index

Recenzii

“This is a deeply learned book in the tradition of grand theory, sweeping from the societies of archeology and anthropology to the contemporary world system. Levy and Thompson’s careful application of evolutionary theory has produced a foundational book on international relations.”

“This is quite clearly the most ambitious scientific treatise on warfare in global human history and a significant contribution to the emerging coevolutionary theory of warfare. Levy and Thompson set a new standard in the use of evidence, interdisciplinary approaches, and causal theory to explain, understand, and hopefully help mitigate the incidence and cost of warfare in contemporary society.”—Claudio Cioffi-Revilla, George Mason University

 “A bold and masterly overview of warfare from its tribal origins to its present-day avatars. To be sure, such a broad and brave conception, executed in such a compressed volume, will win plaudits—but it will also draw fire. This is as it should be. Levy and Thompson will advance the field not only through their own arguments, but by the work that they are certain to inspire. Bravo.”—John Lynn, Northwestern University

“Through a comprehensive review of the literature, The Arc of War presents an interesting and important argument that there is a coevolutionary process at work during warfare, whereby political economy, military organization, weapons, and the threat environment are all endogenous.”

“A long-term account of the development of warfare that is unusual for its determination to go way back in time, this is a book that considers early man and the ancient Near East as well as more recent history. Jack S. Levy and William R. Thompson, both distinguished political scientists with a strong interest in the historical dimension of war, consider the origins of warfare, looking at anthropological processes as well as the relationship between political-economic development and resource scarcities. They argue that war co-evolves with other activities, including military and political organization, political economy, threat environment, and weaponry. This is is an important book worthy of considerable attention.”