Contributions

  • Air University (U.S.) - Contributor

Publication

2008 - Air University Press, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala, Alabama

Language

English

Word Count

67,500 words, Guess

Page Count

270 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more

Classifications

  • LCCU21.2 .S42 2008

Description

[Examines] "the causes of warfare in the context of a deterrence model, or, specifically, the deterrence factors inherent in the checks and balances of a democratic state and the absence of such factors in the nondemocratic state....Sharp analyzes the concepts in [John Norton] Moore's seminal work [Solving] the War Puzzle (2005 [i.e 2004]), which describes Moore's incentive theory of war avoidance" -- Forward (ix).

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Democracy and deterrenceAir University Press2008

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