Publication

2011 - MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, Massachusetts

Language

English

Word Count

73,500 words, Guess

Page Count

294 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC355.02
  • LCCJZ6385 .D63 2011

Alternate Titles

  • International security.

Description

Can democracies conduct successful foreign policies? Are they at a disadvantage in conflicts against dictatorships? Are authoritarian states better at fighting wars? Presented in this volume are seminal contributions to the debate over democracy and military victory. It presents the theoretical, conceptual, and empirical arguments for why democracies often win wars, as well as important critiques of the "democratic victory" proposition.

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Series Statement

  • International security readers

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