Militarist Peace in South America Conditions for War and Peace [Hardcover]

Martin derives several realist and liberal propositions on the causes of war and peace and tests them, utilizing evidence from the peace in South America, as well as developing and discussing the Militarist Peace hypothesis.Introduction: Absence of War or Enduring Peace? * Chapter I: Peace in South America: Norm, Anomaly or Historical Paradox? * Chapter II: Political Realism: Peace through Power? * Chapter III: Balance of Power, Empirical Findings and Peace* Chapter IV: U.S. Hegemony, Empirical Findings and Peace * Chapter V: International Liberalism: Peace through Principles? * Chapter VI: Democracy, Trade, Diplomacy and Peace: Empirical Findings * Chapter VII: The Military, External Peace and Internal Violence * Summary and Conclusions: Power, Principles or Militarist Peace? * Appendix A * Appendix B * Appendix C * Appendix D * Bibliography

A coherent, strong and well-organized [book] that will make a significant contribution to the literature. - Pablo Toral, Department of Political Science, Beloit College

Highly original and stimulating...of superb intellectual quality. - Carlos Seiglie, Department of Economics, Rutgers University This study confounds popular assumptions and accounts for a surprising phenomenon that cannot be explained by standard international relations theories. It shows clearly that in the region where instability and military regimes have been prevalent, wars between countries do not occur. Peace between states endures, perversely, not despite militarism but because of it. Powerful evidence, fascinating analysis, and a conclusion that theorists of the causes of war cannot ignore. - Richard Betts, Director, Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, Columbia University

This is an important addition to the growing literature on war in Latin America. Better than anyone, Mart?n has engaged in a thorough review of how Latin America confirms or refutes international relations theory. As such, thlSR