The Iran-Iraq War : antecedents and conflict escalation /

"In a tradition that dates back to the time of Thucydides, and the Peloponnesian War, the systematic examination of conflict and war has long been a preoccupation of political scientists seeking to resolve the enduring question: Why do wars occur? This study directly engages with this question...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Donovan, Jerome
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2011.
Series:Routledge studies in Middle Eastern politics ; 32.
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. An integrated approach to understanding interstate conflict escalation: introduction
  • 2. An integrated approach to understanding interstate conflict escalation: theoretical foundations
  • 3. The pre-Algiers period: phase 1 of Iran-Iraq relations
  • 4. The detente period: phase 2 of Iran-Iraq relations
  • 5. The post-revolution period: phase 3 of Iran-Iraq relations
  • 6. Conclusions: explaining the Iran-Iraq war.