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Despots, Democrats and the Determinants of International Conflict

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  • © 1998

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Authors:
  1. Martin Sherman

    1. Department of Political Science, Tel Aviv University, Israel

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction: An Overview of the Book

    1. Introduction: An Overview of the Book

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      Pages 1-5

  3. The Development of the Theory

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. Chapter 1

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      Pages 9-24

    3. Chapter 2

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      Pages 25-50

    4. Chapter 3

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      Pages 51-76

  4. The Empirical Testing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
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    2. Chapter 4

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      Pages 79-86

    3. Chapter 5

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      Pages 87-136

    4. Chapter 6

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      Pages 137-148

  5. The Policy Implications

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      Pages 149-149
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    2. Chapter 7

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      Pages 151-157

    3. Chapter 8

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      Pages 158-167

    4. Chapter 9

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      Pages 168-179

    5. Chapter 10

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      Pages 180-189

  6. Summary: A Review of the Book

    1. Summary: A Review of the Book

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      Pages 190-194

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 195-230
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An unequivocal endorsement of an assertive and resolute approach to foreign policy by democracies in their dealings with dictatorships. Drawing on the political writings of Kant, the rationale of Churchill's anti-appeasement policy, and the most up-to-date empirical research in international relations, the author forges a rigorous decision-theoretic model to account for the international interactions between despotic and democratic regimes. The model's validity is illustrated across a broad range of historical examples, while its policy-oriented implications, are shown to have far-reaching consequences for conventional perceptions of democratic deterrence posture and the security dilemma.

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  • Department of Political Science, Tel Aviv University, Israel

    Martin Sherman

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