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War or peace? : nationalism, democracy, and American foreign policy in post-communist Europe / Steven L. Burg.

Title: War or peace? : nationalism, democracy, and American foreign policy in post-communist Europe / Steven L. Burg.
Author: Burg, Steven L., 1950-
Publication: New York : New York University Press, c1996.

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xiii, 258 p. : ill.; 22 cm.

Summary

"For over forty years, Western policymakers defined communism as the central threat to international peace and stability, and confronted this perceived danger with a counter-balancing threat of force and an aggressive strategy of containment. Today, Soviet expansionism has been supplanted by powerful internal forces arising out of the clash of competing ethnic nationalisms. This new threat, argues Steven L. Burg, cannot be met by force alone, nor can it be neutralized through a simple, uniform strategy of containment. It requires Western states to act decisively to monitor and influence the internal political development of the post-communist states themselves."--BOOK JACKET. "In this ambitious volume, Burg comprehensively surveys the challenges that ethnic diversity in Eastern Europe presents to domestic stability, international peace, and American interests. He suggests practical policies through which the United States and its allies might contribute to the consolidation of peace in the region, and offers a strategy of "preventive engagement" by which policymakers can attempt to stem conflicts such as the one that destroyed the former Yugoslavia."--BOOK JACKET. "War or Peace? concludes with an "American strategy for peace," proposing clear guidelines to instruct both interested citizens and national policymakers as they attempt to grapple with the complexities of ethnic and nationalist politics in Europe. Burg outlines a persuasive plan for better dealing with current challenges to both domestic and international stability and achieving a stable framework for international peace."--BOOK JACKET.

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Project Muse UPCC books.

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"A Twentieth Century Fund book."

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Contents

Foreword / Richard C. Leone -- Ch. 1. Nationalism, Democracy, and International Peace in Post-Communist Europe. Nationalism and International Conflict. Democracy and International Peace. Nationalism and the Transition to Democracy -- Ch. 2. Ethnic Conflict and the Euro-Atlantic Community: The Yugoslav Crisis. Principles and Institutions in Flux. Prelude to War. Preserving the Status Quo. From War to Dissolution. The Bosnian Debacle. The Vance-Owen Plan and U.S. Policy. Lessons of the Yugoslav Crisis -- Ch. 3. From Nationalism to Democratization. Institutions and Culture. Preventing Violence. Partition versus Democracy. Democracy and Diversity. Building Democratic Institutions. Toward Political Pluralism? Or One-Party Democracy? Conclusion -- Ch. 4. Conclusion: Toward an American Strategy for Peace. Social and Political Reconstruction. Nationalism, Self-Determination, and Democracy. Conflict Prevention and Management. Toward a Strategy of Preventive Engagement.

ISBN

0814712703 (alk. paper)

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^^^96032724^

OCLC

35086227

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Harvard Library