{"product_id":"winning-the-war-on-war-isbn-9780452298590","title":"Winning the War on War","description":"\u003cb\u003e“The most important political book of the year.”—Gregg Easterbrook, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Progress Paradox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEveryone knows: wars are getting worse, more civilians  are dying, and peacemaking achieves nothing, right? Wrong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite all the bad-news headlines,  peacekeeping \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e working. Fewer wars are starting, more are ending, and  those that remain are smaller and more localized. But peace doesn’t just happen;  it needs to be put into effect. Moreover, understanding the global decline in  armed conflict is crucial as America shifts to an era of lower military budgets  and operations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreeminent scholar of international relations, Joshua  Goldstein, definitively illustrates how decades of effort by humanitarian aid  agencies, popular movements—and especially the United Nations—have made a  measureable difference in reducing violence in our times. Goldstein shows how we  can continue building on these inspiring achievements to keep winning the war on  war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis updated and  revised edition includes more information on a post-9-11 world, and is a perfect  compendium for those wishing to learn more about the United States’ armed  conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.   \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Reveals the greatest untold story of the past two decades-that contrary to popular impressions, war has become substantially rarer and less dangerous... This book could change the understanding of policy makers, opinion leaders, and a wide readership.\"—\u003cb\u003eSteven Pinker\u003c\/b\u003e, professor of psychology, Harvard College; bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Blank Slate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Does what no other book has attempted, providing a synoptic view, and narrative, of the slow but successful evolution of UN peacekeeping. It takes an unusual and unorthodox approach that works very well indeed.”—\u003cb\u003ePaul Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e, professor of history, Yale University; author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of the Great Powers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“A novel, highly informative, and exceedingly valuable book.”—\u003cb\u003eDavid Hamburg\u003c\/b\u003e, President Emeritus, Carnegie Corporation of New York; former president, AAAS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A highly readable account of the nature and problems of peacekeeping… an important contribution to public understanding of international affairs.”—\u003cb\u003eBrian Urquhart\u003c\/b\u003e, former Undersecretary-General of the UN; author of \u003ci\u003eRalph Bunche: An American Life \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHammarskjöld\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“The untold story of how we seem to be winning the long-term fight against war, and why. His book should be required reading for policymakers and the media.”—\u003cb\u003eNils Petter Gleditsch\u003c\/b\u003e, Peace Research Institute Oslo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A surprising study that suggests warfare is decreasing .... Optimistic, useful history of diplomacy as counterweight to brutality.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“The most important political book of the year.”—\u003cb\u003eGregg Easterbrook\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Progress Paradox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoshua Goldstein\u003c\/b\u003e is an interdisciplinary scholar of war and an awarding-winning professor at the School of International Service at American University. He has written for \u003ci\u003eThe American Political Science Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Conflict Resolution\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eInternational Studies Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as Op Ed pieces in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e. He’s been on ABC Nightline, NBC and CNN television, and BBC and NPR radio.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe has won a MacArthur Foundation Individual Research and Writing Grant, the International Studies Association's Karl Deutsch Award for research, and the American Political Science Association's Victoria Schuck Award. The National Science Foundation has funded his research. Goldstein received his M.S. and Ph.D. in political science from MIT. He has taught at Yale University, Brown University, the University of Massachusetts, and the University of Maryland. As well as his current affiliation with American University in Washington, DC, he is Research Scholar in the Political Science Dept. at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and the Nonresident Sadat Senior Fellow at the University of Maryland.","brand":"Plume","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303580487909,"sku":"NP9780452298590","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780452298590.jpg?v=1767744380","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/winning-the-war-on-war-isbn-9780452298590","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}