Resort to War: A Data Guide to Inter-State, Extra-State, Intra-State, and Non-State Wars, 1816–2007 (Correlates of War Series)

Resort to War utilizes Correlates of War data to analyze over 1,000 wars waged from 1816 to 2007. The editors highlight major patterns across eras and regions, including the advent of non-state ethnic wars, identifying which categories of war are becoming more or less prevalent over time, and connections between the different types of war. Based on authoritative, highly standardized, systematic coding methods, Resort to War is a definitive source for students and researchers examining patterns of international conflict; it is the essential guide to the data, trends, and context of these violent encounters. This Reference Book Analyzes More Than A Thousand Wars Waged From 1816 To 2007. It Lists And Categorizes All Violent Conflicts With 1,000 Or More Battle Deaths And Provides An Insightful Narrative For Each Struggle. It Describes Each Encounter And Highlights Major Patterns Across Eras And Regions, Identifying Which Categories Of War Are Becoming More Or Less Prevalent Over Time, And Revealing The Connections Between The Different Types Of War. Introduction : The Debate: Is War Evolving? ; The Need For Systematic Studies Of War ; Brief History Of The Correlates Of War Project ; Purpose Of This Work -- 1. The Interstate And International Systems : Theoretical Foundations: State Actors In The International System ; Five Nested Systems ; The Correlates Of War Interstate System ; The International System ; The Central System And The Major Power System -- 2. Defining And Categorizing Wars / Meredith Reid Sarkees : Defining War And A Typology Of War ; The Initial Classification ; An Expanded Typology Of War ; The Coding Of Wars ; Describing Inter-state War ; Describing Extra-state War ; Describing Intra-state War ; Describing Non-state War -- 3. The Inter-state Wars : List Of Inter-state Wars In Chronological Order ; Individual Descriptions Of Inter-state Wars -- Analyzing Inter-state Wars -- 4. The Extra-state Wars : List Of Extra-state Wars In Chronological Order ; Individual Descriptions Of Extra-state Wars ; Analyzing Extra-state Wars -- 5. The Intra-state Wars / Meredith Reid Sarkees : Defining Intra-state War ; Civil Wars ; Regional And Inter-communal Wars ; List Of Intra-state Wars In Chronological Order ; Individual Descriptions Of Intra-state Wars ; Analyzing Intra-state Wars -- 6. The Non-state Wars : The Non-state Wars In Chronological Order ; Individual Descriptions Of Non-state Wars ; Analyzing Non-state Wars -- 7. What Do We Know About War? / Meredith Reid Sarkees : War And Religion ; War And Psychology ; War And Philosophy ; New Wars? ; A Comprehensive View Of Trends In Modern War ; What Do The New Data Tell Us? -- Appendix : Chronological List Of All Wars. Meredith Reid Sarkees And Frank Whelon Wayman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The benchmark reference for understanding the phenomenon of war What do we know about war? This much-anticipated reference book analyzes more than a thousand wars waged from 1816 to 2008 using authoritative, highly standardized, and systematic coding methods from the Correlates of War Project, which aims to reveal the underlying patterns and causes of war. Resort to War lists and categorizes all violent conflicts with 1,000 or more battle deaths and provides an insightful narrative for each struggle. The volume distinguishes between traditional interstate war, the phenomenon of extra-state war as evidenced by the Al-Qaeda USA conflagration, intra-state war, and the new category of nonstate ethnic wars. After explaining how to determine what a "state" is and how to classify different types of wars, the authors describe each encounter and highlight major patterns across eras and regions, identifying which categories of war are becoming more or less prevalent over time, and revealing connections between the different types of war. Resort to War , the second title in the Correlates of War Series, is a definitive source for students and researchers examining patterns of international conflict; it is the essential guide to the data, trends, and context of these violent encounters. Key Features Analyzes numerous wars waged from 1816 to 2008 using authoritative, highly standardized, and systematic coding methods from the Correlates of War Project, which aims to reveal the underlying patterns and causes of war