In the tradition of Why Nations Fail, this book solves one of the great puzzles of history: Why did the West become the most powerful civilization in the world?

What will it take to put you in this car today?

Offers a general theory of war and international conflict, looks at specific modern military confrontations, and dispels some common misconceptions about war

Or maybe they just looked out for themselves. This ... book puts some of America's greatest leaders under the microscope, [positing that] their calls for war, usually remembered as brave and noble, were in fact selfish and convenient"--

This book presents a theory of behaviour in coalitions and presents an application of the theory to Indian political party coalitions.

" Applying to that unknown future a dynamic model of decision making that rests on the collection of data from a wide range of expert observers, the authors boldly seek to quantify human behavior and so derive a precise and reliable early ...