Do Democracies Win Their Wars?: An International Security Reader

by Sean M. Lynn-Jones, Steven E. Miller, Owen R. Coté Jr.

Book Overview

Important contributions from both sides of the debate over the relationship between democracy and military victory.

In recent years, a new wave of scholarship has argued that democracies have unique advantages that enable them to compete vigorously in international politics. Challenging long-held beliefs--some of which go back to Thucydides' account of the clash between democratic Athens and authoritarian Sparta--that democracy is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262515903
• ISBN13: 9780262515900
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher