Power and Military Effectiveness: The Fallacy of Democratic Triumphalism

by Michael C. Desch

Since 1815 democratic states have emerged victorious from most wars, leading many scholars to conclude that democracies are better equipped to triumph in armed conflict with autocratic and other non-representative governments.

Political scientist Michael C. Desch argues that the evidence and logic of that supposition, which he terms "democratic triumphalism," are as flawed as the arguments for the long-held and opposite belief that democracies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801888018
• ISBN13: 9780801888014
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.1"