02025fam a2200361 a 4500 1975549 BD-DhUL 20170920111606.0 960130s1996 enka b 001 0 eng 96003881 0521571138 052157790X (pbk.) 9780521577908 (pbk.) (OCoLC)34151627 (OCoLC)ocm34151627 (NNC)1975549 DLC DLC DLC OrLoB-B BD-DhUL U21.2 .H62723 1996 355.02 20 HOS Holsti, K. J. 1935- The state, war, and the state of war / K.J. Holsti. Cambridge ; Cambridge University Press, 1996. xiv, 254 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Cambridge studies in international relations ; 51 Includes bibliographical references and index. War 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. The 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. Finally, the author asks what the United Nations can do about the problems of weak and failed states. War. Legitimacy of governments. Cambridge studies in international relations ; 51. ddc BK 75233 75233 0 0 ddc 0 355_020000000000000_HOS 0 NFIC 127542 DUL DUL GEN 2003-11-13 Purchased 355.02 HOS 408802 2016-06-01 4 2016-06-01 BK 0 0 ddc 0 355_020000000000000_HOS 0 NFIC 127544 DUL DUL GEN 2003-11-13 Purchased 355.02 HOS 421029 2016-06-01 6 2016-06-01 BK 0 0 ddc 0 355_020000000000000_HOS 0 NFIC 127700 DUL DUL GEN 2003-11-13 Purchased 355.02 HOS 408800 2016-06-02 2 2016-06-02 BK 0 0 ddc 0 355_020000000000000_HOS 0 NFIC 127701 DUL DUL GEN 2003-11-13 Purchased 355.02 HOS 408803 2016-06-02 5 2016-06-02 BK 0 0 ddc 0 355_020000000000000_HOS 0 NFIC 127702 DUL DUL GEN 2016-06-02 purchased 355.02 HOS 408801 2016-06-02 3 2016-06-02 BK 0 0 ddc 0 355_020000000000000_HOS 0 NFIC 127704 DUL DUL GEN 2016-06-02 purchased 355.02 HOS 387694 2016-06-02 2016-06-02 BK