Forged through fire : war, peace, and the democratic bargain

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Label

Forged through fire : war, peace, and the democratic bargain

Title remainder

war, peace, and the democratic bargain

Statement of responsibility

John Ferejohn and Frances McCall Rosenbluth

Creator

• Ferejohn, John A

Contributor

• Rosenbluth, Frances McCall

Author

• Ferejohn, John A
• Rosenbluth, Frances McCall

Subject

• Politics and war
• World history
• Democracy
• Military history
• Peace -- Political aspects

Language

eng

Summary

"Is democracy dependent on war to survive? Peace, many would agree, is a goal that democratic nations should strive to achieve. Considering the question of whether democracy is dependent on war, two celebrated political scientists trace the ways in which governments have mobilised armies since antiquity. They find that our modern form of democracy not only evolved in a brutally competitive environment but also was quickly excised when the powerful no longer needed their citizenry to defend against existential threats. Bringing to life many of the battles that shaped our world, the authors show how centralised monarchies replaced feudalism, why dictatorships can mobilise large forces but often fail at long-term military campaigns and how drone warfare has weakened democracy. In the spirit of Francis Fukuyama and Niall Ferguson, Forged Through Fire has far-reaching implications and will become the centrepiece of the democratic debate."--

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Publisher's website

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

321.8

Index

index present

LC call number

JZ6385

LC item number

.F46 2017

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography