{"product_id":"grasping-the-democratic-peace-principles-for-a-post-cold-war-world-paperback","title":"Grasping the Democratic Peace: Principles for a Post-Cold War World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBruce Russet\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy illuminating the conflict-resolving mechanisms inherent in the relationships between democracies, Bruce Russett explains one of the most promising developments of the modern international system: the striking fact that the democracies that it comprises have almost never fought each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A very important book on a timely subject by a well-known and rigorous scholar. The book addresses a subject that has been of great interest recently both to academics and in policy circles: whether democracies ever fight wars with each other; and if not, why not.\"\u003cb\u003e--Jack L. Snyder, Columbia University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The best book yet written on the important question of why democracies appear not to fight wars with each other even though they do fight with non-democratic states. . . . This is a highly original and provocative work that is bound to stimulate much discussion and debate.\"\u003cb\u003e--Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Hoover Insitution and University of Rochester\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a sophisticated and interesting book on what is undoubtedly the hot topic among students of international relations. Given the book's subject and its high quality, \u003ci\u003eGrasping the Democratic Peace\u003c\/i\u003e will be essential reading.\"\u003cb\u003e--Aaron Friedberg, Princeton University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce Russett\u003c\/b\u003e is Dean Acheson Professor of International Relations and Political Science at Yale University and editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Conflict Resolution.\u003c\/i\u003e His many works include \u003ci\u003eControlling the Sword: The Democratic Governance of National Security\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Prisoners of Insecurity: Nuclear Deterrence, the Arms Race, and Arms Control.\u003c\/i\u003e In writing \u003ci\u003eGrasping the Democratic Peace, \u003c\/i\u003e he was accompanied by anthropologists Carol R. Ember and Melvin Ember and political scientists William Antholis and Zeev Maoz\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 9.18 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 19, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51778928836896,"sku":"9780691001647","price":94.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fdbe2f6caa80e7e497e4ce5f154caf87.webp?v=1780509148","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/grasping-the-democratic-peace-principles-for-a-post-cold-war-world-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}