{"product_id":"9780511849213","title":"Why Nations Fight: Past and Future Motives for War","description":"Four generic motives have historically led states to initiate war: fear, interest, standing, and revenge. Using an original data set, Richard Ned Lebow examines the distribution of wars across three and a half centuries and argues that, contrary to conventional wisdom, only a minority of these were motivated by security or material interest. Instead, the majority are the result of a quest for standing, and for revenge - an attempt to get even with states who had previously made successful territorial grabs. Lebow maintains that today none of these motives are effectively served by war - it is increasingly counterproductive - and that there is growing recognition of this political reality. His analysis allows for more fine-grained and persuasive forecasts about the future of war as well as highlighting areas of uncertainty.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106611478768,"sku":"9780511849213","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780511849213_p0.jpg?v=1763709017","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780511849213","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}