The making of peace
Subtitle: rulers, states, and the aftermath of war
By: edited by Williamson Murray, Jim Lacey.
Contributors: Murray, Williamson.; Lacey, Jim, 1958-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9780521517195; 9780521731935
Subjects: History, Modern; Peace -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies.
Description: "The Making of Peace represents a fascinating contribution to the study of war: namely, the difficulties that statesmen have confronted in attempting to put back together the pieces after a major conflict. These essays examine how Western belligerents have addressed -- or failed to address -- the making of peace across a span of two and a half millennia and in contests reflecting a broad range of prompting disputes. Some efforts produced at best a momentary suspension of hostilities. Others transformed the very context of international relations. Defined more modestly, however, as the control and moderation of violence, some peacemaking efforts were notably more successful than others. This study also serves as a first draft of a guide for those who will confront the equally difficult task of maintaining the peace, once achieved."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Peace of Nicias / Paul H. Rahe; title: "A swift and sure peace" : the Congress of Westphalia 1643-1648 / Derek Croxton and Geoffrey Parker; title: The Peace of Paris, 1763 / Fred Anderson; title: In search of repose : the Congress of Vienna and the making of peace / Richard Hart Sinnreich; title: War and peace in the post-Civil War South / James M. McPherson; title: Vae victoribus : Bismarck's quest for peace in the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-71 / Marcus Jones; title: Versailles : the peace without a chance / Williamson murray; title: "Building buffers and filling vacuums" : Great Britain and the Middle East, 1914-1922 / John Gooch; title: Mission improbable, fear, culture, and interest : peacemaking, 1943-1949 / Colin Gray; title: The economic making of peace / James Lacey; title: Ending the Cold War / Frederick W. Kagan.