Asian Rivalries: Conflict, Escalation, and Limitations on Two-level Games - Hardcover

"By focusing on enduring rivalries and two-level games, Asian Rivalries provides a much needed theoretical impetus to the study of contentious dyads." -- Steve Chan, Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science "A valuable comparative perspective is provided through the common themes pursued in the main chapters . . . The book is a significant contribution to understanding and debate on international relations not only in South and East Asia, but more widely elsewhere." -- David Scott * Pacific Affairs * "This book provides many important details, and therefore a number of good insights, about key rivalries in the Asian region. Beyond quantitative scholars of rivalry and conflict, the book should also appeal to more traditional security studies scholars, especially those with a focus on the Asian region. There are a number of books and articles written on single rivalries in Asia (indeed, several by the authors in this collection). Yet there are new insights gained here from looking at domestic politics, and the other contribution is the comparative perspective provided by integrating the different chapters." -- Paul F. Diehl, Henning Larsen Professor of Political Science, University of Illinois and Director * Correlates of War Project * "This theoretically sophisticated, nuanced volume focuses on "interstate rivalries" - or the relationships between two states in which the antagonistic decision-makers perceive each other as competitors and see their adversaries as threatening enemies. The rich insights illuminate new and creative ways to look at interstate rivalries. This excellent volume is most timely and should be required reading for policy makers, diplomats, and scholars of international relations theory. . . Highly recommended." -- S. D. Sharma

The first book that explores and explains the complex two-level rivalries (domestic and inter-state) that exist between states-such as India and Pakistan-that are engaged in "serial conflict".