@inbook{10.2307/j.ctt13x0wmf.12,
 URL = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt13x0wmf.12},
 abstract = {The behavior of states in a crisis is affected by the nature of the international system at the time they occur. We may call this the “external” parameter of crisis interaction. While the international system may be described in terms of many variables, two are of paramount importance for the study of crises: (1) the “structure” of the system, i.e., the number of major actors and the gross distribution of military power among them, and (2) the nature of military technology. Our historical research has encompassed two distinct international systems in terms of these variables. The system in the latter},
 bookauthor = {GLENN HERALD SNYDER and Paul Diesing},
 booktitle = {Conflict Among Nations: Bargaining, Decision Making, and System Structure in International Crises},
 pages = {419--470},
 publisher = {Princeton University Press},
 title = {CRISES AND INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMS},
 year = {1977}
}