How Nations Make Peace

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Attempts to bring some form of peace to various parts of the world have dominated the headlines of the 20th century. This book is intended to stimulate critical thinking about the factors involved in the difficult peace process. Case studies ranging from the Peloponnesian and Punic Wars to the Persian Gulf War are utilized to examine how issues, problems, objectives, history, and personalities affect participants' goals and the often frustratingly incomplete outcomes. Most of the chapters can stand on their own, without having to refer back to other chapters. Maps, chronologies, and charts are scattered throughout the text, as are boxed quotes and questions designed to spur class discussion or term paper ideas. Reference notes follow each chapter. Kegley (Univ. of South Carolina) and Raymond (Boise State Univ.) previously published A Multipolar Peace? Great-Power Politics in the Twenty-First Century (St. Martin's, 1994). Suitable for academic and larger public libraries.?Daniel K. Blewett, Loyola Univ. Lib., ChicagoCopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.


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Peace scholars look at the processes by which governments end hostilities, and the effects of peace agreements on societies. They introduce the available theories, concepts, and ethical perspectives to evaluating peace-making strategies. They include case studies ranging from the ancient Greeks to the late 20th century with maps and chronologies, and an extensive glossary without pronunciation. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.


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