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035			_a(OCoLC)34151627
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050	0	0	_aU21.2 _b.H62723 1996
082	0	0	_a355.02 _220 _bHOS
100	1		_aHolsti, K. J. _d1935-
245	1	4	_aThe state, war, and the state of war / _cK.J. Holsti.
260			_aCambridge ; _bCambridge University Press, _c1996.
300			_axiv, 254 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
490	0		_aCambridge studies in international relations ; _v51
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aWar has traditionally been studied as a problem deriving from the relations between states. Strategic doctrines, arms control agreements, and the foundations of international organizations such as the United Nations, are designed to prevent wars between states. Since 1945, however, the incidence of interstate war has actually been declining rapidly, while the incidence of internal wars has been increasing.
520	8		_aThe author argues that in order to understand this significant change in historical patterns, we should jettison many of the analytical devices derived from international relations studies and shift attention to the problems of "weak" states: those states unable to sustain domestic legitimacy and peace. This book surveys some of the foundations of state legitimacy and demonstrates why many weak states will be the locales of war in the future.
520	8		_aFinally, the author asks what the United Nations can do about the problems of weak and failed states.
650		0	_aWar.
650		0	_aLegitimacy of governments.
830		0	_aCambridge studies in international relations ; _v51.
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999			_c75233 _d75233