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Book SynopsisComplementing the author's case-study analysis, this book applies statistical tests and hypotheses. Taking a fresh approach to a question that has long merited a study, it yields crucial insights on security policy, the causes of war, and the interplay between domestic politics and international relations.
Trade Review"Allan C. Stam, Winner in 2004, and Dan Reiter, Winner in 2002, of the Karl Deutsch Award, International Studies Association"
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*TABLES AND FIGURES, pg. ix*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. xi*ONE. Democracy's Fourth Virtue, pg. 1*TWO. Democracy, War Initiation, and Victory, pg. 10*THREE. Democracy and Battlefield Success, pg. 58*FOUR. Balancers or Bystanders?, pg. 84*FIVE. Winning Wars on Factory Floors?, pg. 114*SIX. Democracy, Consent, and the Path to War, pg. 144*SEVEN. The Declining Advantages of Democracy, pg. 164*EIGHT. Why Democracies Win Wars, pg. 193*NOTES, pg. 207*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 243*INDEX, pg. 269
