Paths to peace : is democracy the answer? / editor, Miriam Fendius Elman.

Other author Elman, Miriam Fendius.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1997.
Descriptionxi, 528 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesCSIA studies in international security
CSIA studies in international security. ^A327228
Contents Introduction: the need for a qualitative test of the democratic peace theory / Miriam Fendius Elman -- Part one. Peace between democracies: is democracy the cause? Lord Palmerston and the triumph of realism: Anglo-French relations, 1830-48 / Christopher Layne ; Anglo-U.S. relations, 1845-1930: did shared liberal values and democratic institutions keep the peace? / Stephen R. Rock -- Part two. Never say never: are there exceptions to the rule that democracies do not fight each other? Perceptions and the limits of liberal peace: the Mexican-American and Spanish-American Wars / John M. Owen ; Finland in World War II: alliances, small states, and the democratic peace / Miriam Fendius Elman -- Part three. Democracies in the world at large: are they generaly more pacific and prudent? How did the democratic process affect Britain's decision to reoccupy the Falkland Islands? / Lawrence Freedman ; War and conflict between India and Pakistan: revisiting the pacifying power of democracy / Šumit Ganguly ;Israel's invasion of Lebanon, 1982: regime change and war decisions / Miriam Fendius Elman ; Peru vs. Colombia and Senegal vs. Mauritania: mixed dyads and "negative peace" / Arie M. Racowicz -- Part four. Nondemocratic war and peace: is authoritarianism the culprit? Is autocracy an obstacle to peace? Iran and Iraq, 1975-80 / Martin Malin ; Domestic instability, the military, and foreign policy: Indonesia, 1956-71 / Kurt Dassel ; Turkish and Hungarian foreign policy during the interwar period: domestic institutions and the democratic peace / John C. Matthews III -- Conclusion: testing the democratic peace theory / Miriam Fendius Elman.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 97021782
ISBN0262550296 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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