Securing the Peace: The Durable Settlement of Civil Wars

by Monica Duffy Toft

Book Overview

Timely and pathbreaking, Securing the Peace is the first book to explore the complete spectrum of civil war terminations, including negotiated settlements, military victories by governments and rebels, and stalemates and ceasefires. Examining the outcomes of all civil war terminations since 1940, Monica Toft develops a general theory of postwar stability, showing how third-party guarantees may not be the best option. She demonstrates that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691141460
• ISBN13: 9780691141466
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"