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.
Table of Content
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
About the author
Félix E. Martín is Assistant Professor in the department of International Relations at Florida International University in Miami, Florida. His articles and book chapters on the politics of economics of South America have been published in Brazil, France, Mexico, and Spain. He co-edited
Latin America’s Quest for Globalization: The Role of Spanish Firms (2005).
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