Author Description
Proposals for the prevention of war are as old as war itself. Yet this is the first book to offer a coherent intellectual framework for the study of such proposals, providing the historical background necessary for a clear understanding of the current nuclear debate. Arguing that much of the patternless debate about peace proposals can be reduced to disagreements about the basic ideologies of international relations, Ceadel presents his own framework for studying the debate, examines why support for these ideologies has varied from country to country and at different points in history, and considers the special problems posed by the threat of nuclear war. Ceadel disentangles three strategic dimensions of the nuclear issue--the global balance between the U.S. and Russia, the European crisis, and Britain's stand--and analyzes the cases for and against nuclear deterrence.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This book investigates the intellectual history of peace proposals to establish a coherent framework for understanding the ideological foundations of international relations and the contemporary nuclear debate. Martin Ceadel, a scholar of international history, utilizes a comparative historical approach to categorize the various ideologies that underpin debates about war prevention. By mapping these ideological patterns, he provides a structured method for analyzing why support for specific peace strategies fluctuates across different nations and historical eras. The text specifically applies this framework to the complexities of nuclear deterrence and the geopolitical tensions of the late twentieth century.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- A classification system for international relations ideologies regarding peace and war.
- Historical analysis of the evolution of peace proposals from antiquity to the nuclear age.
- A tripartite strategic analysis of the nuclear issue involving the U.S.-Russia balance, the European crisis, and the British position.
Scope Limits
- The analysis is primarily focused on the ideological and strategic landscape of the Cold War era and does not cover post-Cold War developments.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this work as a foundational text for students of international relations seeking to categorize the often chaotic discourse surrounding peace movements. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which provides a rigorous intellectual structure for evaluating modern security policies.
Page Count:
240
Publication Date:
1989-01-05
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0192822314
ISBN-13:
9780192822314
History
Nuclear Strategy
International relations
Peace studies
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