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082	0	4	_a355.356 _bWOL _222
100	1		_aWolford, Scott, _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe politics of military coalitions / _cScott Wolford, University of Texas at Austin.
250			_aFirst paperback edition.
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bCambridge University Press, _c2016.
300			_axiv, 246 pages : _billustrations (black and white) ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent _btxt
336			_astill image _2rdacontent _btxt
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia _bn
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier _bnc
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aMilitary coalitions are ubiquitous. The United States builds them regularly, yet they are associated with the largest, most destructive, and consequential wars in history. When do states build them, and what partners do they choose? Are coalitions a recipe for war, or can they facilitate peace? Finally, when do coalitions affect the expansion of conflict beyond its original participants? The Politics of Military Coalitions introduces newly collected data designed to answer these very questions, showing that coalitions  � expensive to build but attractive from a military standpoint  � are very often more (if sometimes less) than the sum of their parts, at times encouraging war while discouraging it at others, at times touching off wider wars while at others keeping their targets isolated. The combination of new data, new formal theories, and new quantitative analysis will be of interest to scholars, students, and policymakers alike--
650		7	_aCombined operations (Military science) _xPolitical aspects. _2BUEsh
653			_bBUSBOL _cFebruary2020
655			_vReading book
942			_2ddc _cBB