@article{43511615ad9a42ff8ff162f8d47c7f48,
title = "Theories of general war",
author = "Levy, {Jack S.}",
note = "Funding Information: * An earlier version of this paper was presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, Atlanta, GA, March 27-31, 1984, and was based on research supported by a Fellowship for Independent Study and Research from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The present version has benefited from the criticisms, comments, and suggestions of Bill Thompson, George Modelski, Harrison Wagner, Cliff Morgan, Steve Baker, Karl Schmitt, and Randy Siverson. Many of these scholars will undoubtedly disagree with much of my argument, however, and I alone am responsible for the contents of this article. 1The concept of general war has also been referred to as {"}global war,{"} {"}world war,{"} {"}extensive war,{"} {"}systemic war,{"} and {"}hyper war.{"} In spite of some differences, these concepts refer to the same basic phenomenon and will be used interchangeably here. My own preference is for the term {"}general war{"} because it carries the least amount of conceptual baggage and best serves as the lowest common denominator. * Gilpin, War and Change in World Politics (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1981), 203. ' George Modelski, {"}The Long Cycle of Global Politics and the Nation-State,{"} Comparative Studies in Society and History 20 (April 1978), 214-35, an^ Modelski, {"}Global Wars and World Leadership Selection,{"} paper presented at the second World Peace Science Congress, Rotterdam, June 4-10, 1984; William R. Thompson, {"}Uneven Economic Growth, Systemic Challenges, and Global Wars,{"} International Studies Quarterly 27 (September 1983), 341-55; Immanuel Wallerstein, {"}The Rise and Future Demise of the World Capitalist System: Concepts for Comparative Analysis,{"} Comparative Studies in Society and History 16 (September",
year = "1985",
month = apr,
doi = "10.2307/2010247",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "37",
pages = "344--374",
journal = "World Politics",
issn = "0043-8871",
publisher = "Cambridge University Press",
number = "3",
}