Man, the State and War: a Theoretical Analysis

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By Kenneth N. Waltz

263 pp, Columbia University Press, 1959

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In this thoughtful inquiry into the views of classical political theory on the nature and causes of war, Professor Waltz follows three principal themes or images: war as a consequence of the nature and behavior of man, as an outcome of the internal organization of states and as a product of international anarchy.

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