{"product_id":"words-of-war-negotiation-as-a-tool-of-conflict-hardcover","title":"Words of War: Negotiation as a Tool of Conflict - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric Min\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Words of War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Eric Min pulls back the curtain on when, why, and how belligerents negotiate while fighting. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf all interstate conflicts across the last two centuries, two-thirds have ended through negotiated agreement. Wartime diplomacy is thus commonly seen as a costless and mechanical process solely designed to end fighting. But as Min argues, that wartime negotiations are not just peacemaking tools. They are in fact a highly strategic activity that can also help states manage, fight, and potentially win wars. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo demonstrate that wartime talk does more than simply end hostilities, Min distinguishes between two kinds of negotiations: sincere and insincere. Whereas sincere negotiations are good faithhonest attempts to reach peace, insincere negotiations exploit diplomacy for some other purpose, such as currying gaining political support or remobilizing forces. Two factors determine whether and how belligerents will negotiate: the amount of pressure that outside parties can place on belligerents them to engage in diplomacy, and information obtained from fighting on the battlefield. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining statistical and computational text analyses with qualitative case studies ranging from the War of the Roman Republic to the Korean War, Min shows that negotiations are more likely to occur with strong external pressures. A combination of such pressures and indeterminate battlefield activity, however, will most likely leads to insincere negotiations that may stoke fighting rather than end it. By revealing that diplomacy can sometimes be counterproductive to peace, \u003ci\u003eWords of War\u003c\/i\u003e compels us to rethink the assumption that it \"cannot hurt\" to promote diplomacy during war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Min is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 294\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51773195026720,"sku":"9781501779220","price":80.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2311631818505aae53fdf896d33147c4.webp?v=1780421782","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/words-of-war-negotiation-as-a-tool-of-conflict-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}