Paths to peace : domestic coalition shifts, war termination and the Korean War / Elizabeth A. Stanley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stanley, Elizabeth A., 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Korean War, 1950-1953--Peace.

Korean War, 1950-1953.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Diplomatic history.

War--Termination--Decision making--Case studies.

War.

Coalitions--Case studies.

Coalitions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (409 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Paths to Peace develops a theory about the domestic obstacles to peace in interstate wars-and the role of domestic leadership changes in overcoming these obstacles-and it tests this theory in historical case studies of the Korean War and statistical analysis of interstate wars since 1862.

Contents:

pt. 1. The domestic politics of war termination. Old Baldy

Domestic coalition shifts in overcoming obstacles to peace

pt. 2. The Korean War. The Korean states : powerless players in the forgotten war

The Soviet Union : outlasting Stalin's preferences

The United States, part 1 : trapped by the NSC-68 mindset

The United States, part 2 : trapped by voluntary prisoner repatriation

China : trapped by a hawkish ally

Interacting domestic coalitions in bargains for peace

pt. 3. Testing and extending the argument. Domestic coalition shifts in war termination since 1862

War termination in theory and practice.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-382) and index.

ISBN:

9780804772372

0804772371

OCLC:

575955659