Presence, Prevention, and Persuasion: A Historical Analysis of Military Force and Political Influence

by Edward Rhodes

By stationing its military forces in a distant region of the world, can a great power hope to "shape" the peacetime political development of that region? In Presence, Prevention and Persuasion contributing scholars examine six historical periods in which British, American, and French decision-makers attempted to use a regional military predominance to influence domestic and regional political outcomes. The authors explore the types of military...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739107267
• ISBN13: 9780739107263
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 460 Pages
• Weight: 1.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"