Democracies at war /
Why do democracies win wars? This is a critical question in the study of international relations, as a traditional view--expressed most famously by Alexis de Tocqueville--has been that democracies are inferior in crafting foreign policy and fighting wars. In Democracies at War, the first major study...
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Other Authors / Creators: | Stam, Allan C. |
Format: | eBook Electronic |
Language: | English |
Language notes: | English. |
Imprint: | Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2002. |
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Online Access: | Click here for full text at Project MUSE |
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- TABLES AND FIGURES
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- ONE. Democracy's Fourth Virtue
- TWO. Democracy, War Initiation, and Victory
- THREE. Democracy and Battlefield Success
- FOUR. Balancers or Bystanders?
- FIVE. Winning Wars on Factory Floors?
- SIX. Democracy, Consent, and the Path to War
- SEVEN. The Declining Advantages of Democracy
- EIGHT. Why Democracies Win Wars
- NOTES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX