| Descript |
xvi, 270 p. : ill. ; 25 cm |
| Note |
"May 2008." |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-263) and index |
| Contents |
Liberal democracy and its global influence -- Conventional theories of war and war avoidance -- The democratic peace principle -- War avoidance through incentives and deterrence -- A validation of the incentive theory of war avoidance -- Correlative values of democracy -- Conclusion: Democracy and deterrence in the twenty-first century |
| Summary |
[Examines] "the causes of warfare in the context of a deterrence model, or, specifically, the deterrence factors inherent in the checks and balances of a democratic state and the absence of such factors in the nondemocratic state....Sharp analyzes the concepts in [John Norton] Moore's seminal work [Solving] the War Puzzle (2005 [i.e 2004]), which describes Moore's incentive theory of war avoidance" -- Forward (ix) |
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War -- Prevention
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War -- Causes
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Deterrence (Strategy)
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Conflict management
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Democracy
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Peace
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Moore, John Norton. Solving the war puzzle
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| Alt Author |
Air University (U.S.)
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| ISBN/ISSN |
9781585661800 (pbk.) |
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1585661805 (pbk.) |
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