Ballots and bullets: the elusive democratic peace
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Main Author: Gowa, Joanne S. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press [2000], ©1999
Edition:1st pbk. print
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Item Description:"Published under the auspices of the Center of International Studies"--Title page verso
Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-128) and index
There is a widespread belief, among both political scientists and government policymakers, that "democracies don't fight each other." Here Joanne Gowa challenges that belief. In a thorough, systematic critique, she shows that, while democracies were less likely than other states to engage each other in armed conflicts between 1945 and 1980, they were just as likely to do so as were other states before 1914. Thus, no reason exists to believe that a democratic peace will survive the end of the Cold War. Since U.S. foreign policy is currently directed toward promoting democracy abroad, Gowa's fi
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 136 pages)
ISBN:0691070229
1400811821
140082298X
9780691070223
9781400811823
9781400822980

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