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The Importance of General Wars in World History
In: Peace research: the Canadian journal of peace and conflict studies, Band 33, Heft 1, S. 83-100
ISSN: 0008-4697
Cycles of general war in world history
In: International interactions: empirical and theoretical research in international relations, Band 25, Heft 3, S. 287-299
ISSN: 1547-7444
Civilizations, Empires and Wars: A Quantitative History of War
In: Peace & change: a journal of peace research, Band 18, Heft 4, S. 424-426
ISSN: 0149-0508
Long-term Factors Underlying Peace in Contemporary Western Civilization
In: Journal of peace research, Band 29, Heft 1, S. 99-113
ISSN: 1460-3578
The absence of war within Western Civilization since World War II may not be the result of nuclear deterrence. It may be that nuclear weapons have not been used because of structural factors that are responsible for the peace. Measured in several ways, the present period looks as though it may be the most peaceful one in the past quarter millennium, probably the most peaceful in modern Western history. The factors behind this peace may have to do with the combination of long-term fluctuations that produces alternate crises and `ages', and with a particular way of seeing that is as characteristic of the present period as what we now perceive as `Victorian' was for the period between the Congress of Vienna and World War I. If that should be the case, we may expect short-term pressures for arms reduction, but long-term factors that would increase tension and danger several decades hence.
Long-Term Factors Underlying Peace in Contemporary Western Civilization
In: Journal of peace research, Band 29, Heft 1, S. 99-113
ISSN: 0022-3433
It is suggested that the absence of war in Western civilization since WWII may not be due to nuclear deterrence, but to structural factors responsible for peace. Measured in several ways, the present period looks as though it may be the most peaceful one in the past quarter millennium, probably the most peaceful in modern Western history. The factors behind this peace may reflect long-term fluctuations that produce alternate crises & "ages," & a particular way of seeing that is as characteristic of the present period as "Victorian" was for the period between the Congress of Vienna & WWII. If that is the case, short-term pressures for arms reduction should be expected, though there are long-term factors that could increase tension & danger several decades hence. 5 Tables, 2 Figures, 30 References. Adapted from the source document.
The present age and the myth of deterrence
In: Peace review: peace, security & global change, Band 3, Heft 1, S. 24-28
ISSN: 1469-9982
PEACE AND VIOLENCE IN RUSSIA AND THE WEST 1740–1985
In: The international journal of sociology and social policy, Band 7, Heft 2, S. 28-33
ISSN: 1758-6720
What Effect Do I Have?
In: Teaching sociology: TS, Band 15, Heft 1, S. 92
ISSN: 1939-862X
The remission of violence in the West
In: International journal on world peace, Band 2, S. 48-61
ISSN: 0742-3640
With comment by Robin M. Williams, jr. Applies findings from a study of long periods of peace in Western history to the present situation and predicts several more decades of remission.
The Anti-Nuclear Movement
In: International journal on world peace, Band 1, Heft 1, S. 98-99
ISSN: 0742-3640
Peace: A Subject Worth Studying: It may be the more normal human condition
In: Bulletin of the atomic scientists, Band 31, Heft 4, S. 31-34
ISSN: 1938-3282