Liberal Peace, Liberal War

by John M. Owen IV

Book Overview

Liberal democracies very rarely fight wars against each other, even though they go to war just as often as other types of states do. John M. Owen IV attributes this peculiar restraint to a synergy between liberal ideology and the institutions that exist within these states. Liberal elites identify their interests with those of their counterparts in foreign states, Owen contends. Free discussion and regular competitive elections allow the agitations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801486904
• ISBN13: 9780801486906
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher