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The Behavioral Origins of War » (1st Edition)

Authors: D. Scott Bennett, Allan C. Stam III
ISBN-13: 9780472068449, ISBN-10: 047206844X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Date Published: December 2003
Edition: 1st Edition

The first thorough empirical appraisal of the different explanations for international conflict

	Preface & Acknowledgments
1	Toward a Better Understanding of Theories of International Conflict	1
2	Comparative Hypothesis Testing and Some Limits to Knowledge	15
3	Choosing and Testing the Arguments: The Practice and Pitfalls of Comparative Hypothesis Testing	35
4	Arguments and Operational Measures	70
5	Findings	107
6	Assessing a Model's Reliability across Space and Time	165
7	Conclusion	200
App. A	Data Development and Cumulation for International Relations: EUGene	223
App. B	Measuring Expected Utility	232
	Notes	249
	Bibliography	257
	Index	277