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Victorious and Vulnerable
Azar Gat
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Description for Victorious and Vulnerable
Series: Hoover Studies in Politics, Economics, and Society. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
In the blink of an eye, liberal democracy's moment of triumph was darkened by new threats, challenges, and doubts. Rejecting the view that liberal democracy's twentieth-century victory was inevitable, distinguished student of war Azar Gat argues that it largely rested on contingent factors and was more doubtful than has been assumed. The world's liberal democracies, with the United States at the forefront, face new and baffling security threats, with the return of capitalist nondemocratic great powers—China and Russia—and the continued threat of unconventional terror. The democratic peace, or near absence of war among themselves, is a unique feature ... Read more
In the blink of an eye, liberal democracy's moment of triumph was darkened by new threats, challenges, and doubts. Rejecting the view that liberal democracy's twentieth-century victory was inevitable, distinguished student of war Azar Gat argues that it largely rested on contingent factors and was more doubtful than has been assumed. The world's liberal democracies, with the United States at the forefront, face new and baffling security threats, with the return of capitalist nondemocratic great powers—China and Russia—and the continued threat of unconventional terror. The democratic peace, or near absence of war among themselves, is a unique feature ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
Series
Hoover Studies in Politics, Economics, and Society
Number of Pages
140
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9781442201149
SKU
V9781442201149
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About Azar Gat
Azar Gat is Ezer Weizman Professor of National Security at Tel Aviv University and the author of several books on war and military thought including War in Human Civilization (Oxford University Press), named by the Times Literary Supplement as one of the best books of 2006.
Reviews for Victorious and Vulnerable
Gat, a professor of national security at Tel Aviv University, a Hoover Institution fellow, and author, has gained an international reputation as a military historian and security analyst....A contentious contribution to the foreign policy debate that raises important issues, Gat’s latest will engross security wonks.
Publishers Weekly, Web Exclusive Reviews December 2009
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