Grasping the democratic peace : principles for a post-Cold War world / Bruce Russett ; with the collaboration of William Antholis . [et al.].

Collection type	Library
Author	Russett, Bruce M. (Bruce Martin);
Call Number	321.8 R968g
Document type	Monograph
Year	c1993.
Citation	93016274
Pagination	xi, 173 p. ; 24 cm.
Publisher	Princeton University Press,
Note	Bibliography: p. [151]-165.
Place made	Princeton, N.J.

Abstract

Ch. 1. The Fact of Democratic Peace. The Emergence of Democratic Peace before World War I. The Spread of Democratic Peace. Democracy, War, and Other Ambiguous Terms. Some Alleged Wars between Democracies -- Ch. 2. Why Democratic Peace? Alternative Explations. Democratic Norms and Culture? Structural and Institutional Constraints? Distinguishing the Explanations -- Ch. 3. The Imperfect Democratic Peace of Ancient Greece / Bruce Russett and William Antholis. Democracy, Autonomy, and War in Ancient GreecWho Fought Whom? When and Why Did Democracies Fight Each Other? Norms and Perceptions -- Appendix: Greek City-States in the Peloponnesian War: Their Domestic Regimes and Who They Fought -- Ch. 4. The Democratic Peace since World War II / Bruce Russettd Zeev Maoz. Who and When. What Influences Conflict? Democracy Matters. Norms and Institutional Constraints -- Appendix: States and Their Political Regimes, 1946-1986.Ch. 5. The Democratic Peace in Nonindustrial Societies / Bruce Russett, Carol R. Ember and Melvin Ember. Warfare and Participation. Participation Matters. Some Examples -- Appendix: Codes for Political Decision-making -- Ch. 6. The Future of the Democrac Peace. Covert Action against Other Democracies. The Discourse at the End of the Cold War. From the Inside Out. Strengthening Democracy and Its Norms. Can a Wider Democratic Peace Be Built?