"Roots of War presents systematic archival, experimental, and survey research on three psychological factors leading to war--desire for power, exaggerated perception of threat, and justification for force -- set in comparative historical accounts of the unexpected 1914 escalation to world war and the peacefully - resolved 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis."--Provided by publisher.

A tale of two crises -- Reasons, motives, and causes -- On power -- Power motivation in war and peace -- Perceiving and misperceiving power -- Justifying power and war -- Toward peace II : taming power drives -- Toward peace II : taming societies, perceptions, and justifications.