Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1 Richardson's Assumptions and Intentions 6
6. 2 Approach, Terms, and Methods 8
7. 3 Time, Magnitude, and War 18
8. 4 Common Government, Prior Alliance, and Prior Enmity 33
9. 5 Contiguity and War 41
10. 6 Complexity of Wars 48
11. 7 Participation by Named Nations 59
12. 8 Economic Causes 71
13. 9 Ethnocultural Heterogeneity and Homogeneity: Language, Religion, and War 81
14. 10 Miscellaneous Factors 99
15. 11 A General Reappraisal 105
16. 12 Conclusion 116
17. Appendixes 122
18. Bibliography 187
19. Index 195