Handbook of International Rivalries
- David Dreyer - Texas Tech University, USA
- William R. Thompson - Indiana University, USA
Handbook to International Rivalries examines the roughly 200 strategic rivalries—two states that view each other as threatening competitors to the point that they categorize their antagonists as enemies—that have been responsible for nearly 80 percent of the warfare of the past two hundred years. After a preface from J. David Singer, the founder of The Correlates of War Project, this reference delves into standardized narratives of the rivalries that include discussions of their origins, the levels of conflict achieved and the resolutions. Handbook to International Rivalries also includes a comprehensive bibliography and a chronological listing of rivalries by region, time and type.
"Thompson and Dreyer cover their complex subject in seven geographically determined chapters and inventory 200 inter-nation rivalries. Entries open with a quick-reference list of rivalry durations, escalations to war, and a generic identification of the conflict's root."