Power, Trade, and War

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Power, Trade, and War
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Edward D. Mansfield
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:300
Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 197
Category/GenreInternational trade
Political economy
ISBN/Barcode 9780691044828
ClassificationsDewey:382.104
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 29 illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 23 July 1995
Publication Country United States

Description

This book presents the first attempt to model the relationships among the distribution of power, international trade, and war. Edward Mansfield dispels the widespread belief that a monotonic relationship exists between the distribution of power and patterns of both war and trade.

Author Biography

Edward D. Mansfield is Associate Professor of Political Science at Columbia University. He is coeditor, with Friedrich V. Kratochwil, of International Organization: A Reader.

Reviews

"The arrogance of power? World peace through world trade? These and similar questions on the relationships among power concentration, trade, and war are examined in this sophisticated quantitative study of the world system in the last two centuries."--Choice