Democratic Militarism

Jonathan D. (Northwestern University, Illinois) Caverley

Cambridge University Press, 2014

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Why are democracies pursuing more military conflicts, but achieving worse results? Examining modern militaries and the average voter's incentives, this book explains why Britain's empire swelled as its suffrage expanded, why the US pursued a lengthy but flawed strategy in Vietnam, and why we are entering an age of democratic militarism.

ISBN-13
9781107667372
ISBN-10
1107667372
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2014
Publication date
2014-05-01
Pages
326
Dimensions
226x154x17
Weight
538