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The Politics of Peace: An Evaluation of Arms Conrols
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THE POLITICS OF PEACE
An Evaluation of Arms Control
John H. Barton
Published in 1981
As practiced in the last two decades, arms control can provide some, but only very limited, help in maintaining peace; this is the conclusion that emerges from this evaluation of the capabilities and limitations of arms control. Substantial reductions in weapons am extremely desirable, but the author suggests that the current
arms control approach is politically unable to produce such reductions, as confirmed by the SALT negotiations and the withdrawal of the draft SALT II treaty.
After reaching this pessimistic judgment, the author considers possible changes in the arms control process. He carefully examines the problem of enforcement and finds that traditional concepts of large-scale international military forces am likely to be of little help, but that less dramatic procedures based on public opinion or on very constrained use of force are likely to be much more beneficial. He then reviews possible arms control applications to identify situations in which this favorable interplay can be achieved. The resulting new arms control agenda includes international organization reform, new kinds of expert groups, and new forms of international military consultation. For all these innovations the author suggests politically plausible first steps.
John H. Barton is Professor of Law at Stanford
University, and is co-editor of International
Arms Control: Issues and Agreements
This is a reproduction edition from a scanned copy of the original work.
Title: The Politics of Peace: An Evaluation of Arms Control
Author: John H. Barton
Publisher: Stanford University Press 1981
ISBN 0804710813
Contents
Background: The Sources of War and Peace 1
The Initiation of War 15
International Law and Arms Control 44
Entry into Arms Control Agreements 67
The Impact of Contemporary Arms Control 105
Multilateral Techniques of Enforcing Arms Control 127
SALT and the Control of Bilateral Nuclear Deterrence 148
Regional Arms Control 175
Global Arms Control 200
Conclusions 219
International Arms Control: Issues and Agreements
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This is a reproduction edition from the 1976 publication.
This is an exhaustive analysis of national and international arms control: its history, philosophy, cultural context, technology, economic and political ramifications, achievements, and future prospects. The book reflects the combined contributions of the Stanford Arms Control Group, an interdisciplinary group of nearly twenty faculty members who have been jointly teaching an undergraduate arms control course at Stanford University since 1971.
The book will assist the general reader in understanding and forming intelligent opinions on such issues as the role of doctrine in military strategy, the difficulties posed by rapidly changing technology, and the value limitations of arms control as a way to prevent war. It is also designed as supplementary reading for courses in international relations, diplomatic history, and foreign policy.
An appendix contains the text of eighteen major arms control agreements. The volume concludes with discussion questions and suggestions for further reading.
John H. Barton is Professor of Law at Stanford University. Lawrence D. Weiler is
Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Stanford University.
This is a reproduction edition based on a scanned copy of the original work:
Title International Arms Control: Issues and Agreements
Authors Stanford Arms Control Group, John H. Barton, Lawrence D. Weiler
Editors John H. Barton, Lawrence D. Weiler
Publisher Stanford University Press, 1976
ISBN 0804709211, 9780804709217
Length 444 pages
The Stanford Arms Control Group:
John H. Barton, Richard Brody, Gordon A. Craig, Alexander Dallin, Sidney D. Drell, Donald Dunn, Thomas Ehrlich, Alexander L. George, Joshua Lederberg, John W. Lewis, Robert D. North, Wolfgang Panofsky, Peter Paret, Henry Rowen, Jan Triska, Lawrence D. Weiler, Franklin B. Weinstein
Invited Participants in the Review Conference at Stanford, August 1974:
Anne Cahn, Steven Canby, Albert Carnesale, Harold Feiveson, Leslie Fishbone, Ralph Goldman, James Gustin, Roman Kolkowicz, Joseph Kruzel, George Quester, Eric Stein, Samuel Williamson
Contents
Introduction 1
Arms Control: Cultural Context and Motivations 9
Modern Disarmament Efforts Before World War II 31
The Changing Nature of Strategic Weapons 46
An Overview of the Negotiations Since World War II 66
Agreements and Treaties Other than SALT and the NPT 94
Strategic Doctrine 123
The Institutions of Arms Control 151
The Negotiation of SALT I 172
SALT, 1972-1975 208
The Economics of Arms and Arms Control 228
Regional Arms Control: The European Example 249
Control of Conventional Arms 271
Control of Nuclear Proliferation 288
Towards an Evaluation of Arms Control: Unanswered Questions 310
Appendixes 323
Discussion Questions 419
Suggested Further Readings 425
Central Authority and Local Autonomy in the Formation of Early Modern Japan
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The history of Japan in the late sixteen and early seventeenth centuries is one of increasing political stability after a century of bloody warfare. The process of state building has been largely attributed to the successful efforts of three generals, collectively referred to as the Three Unifiers or the Three Heroes, who controlled Japan more firmly than anyone had for centuries. This book argues, instead, that the administrative and institutional initiatives leading toward social, political, and economic stability came primarily from local domain and village governments.
The author explores the evolution of local administration primarily in the context of Kaga, the single largest domain and one for which there are rich collections of administrative and land tax documents. Largely based on these documents, this study is the first to suggest an active, constructive role for villagers in the development of early modern Japanese political institutions and policies, and the first detailed Western analysis of the development of late sixteenth and early seventeenth-century land taxation, the major nexus of domain village interaction.
Among the topics covered are the means of assessing land values, the allocation of land use rights, the scope of samurai administrative rights, the development of early village and district organization, the problems and reforms of the land tax system, and the transfer of administrative authority from samurai to civilian officials during the final period of domain formation.
Even where Kaga was not typical of all Japan, events there highlight the range of patterns through which lord, retainer, and village negotiated to create a mutually tolerable, if not always easy relationship. The early modern Japanese state was not as strong as it is typically pictured, and it did not possess the means to implement major changes in the social, political, and economic structure. Only the local authorizes – the domain and the village administrations – had that capability. Because major changes were a response to local conditions and priorities rather than to central edicts, these changes took place at varying rates in different domains and generally more slowly than has heretofore been assumed.
Philip C. Brown is Assistant Professor of History at Ohio State University.
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Title Central Authority and Local Autonomy in the Formation of Early Modern Japan: The Case of Kaga Domain
Author Philip C. Brown
Publisher Stanford University Press, 1993
ISBN 0804720363, 9780804720366
Length 312 pages
Building Democratic Institutions: Party Systems in Latin America
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“This is the best book available on a very important topic. Bringing together an exciting blend of older and younger scholars, the volume presents a realistic assessment of the virtues and shortcomings of the recent democratization of Latin America. It sustains a remarkably consistent approach and an unusually high level of clarity; the essays are all well conceived and well written. No other book offers a comparative amount of information or the degree of sophistication present here.”
- Paul W. Drake, University of California, San Diego
This volume fills the need for a comprehensive, up-to-date portrait of parties and party systems in Latin America. It included chapters on all the large and medium-sized countries, as well as those smaller countries with older democratic traditions: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The book is framed by an Introduction that provides a theoretical and comparative conceptual map for charting Latin American party systems and a Conclusion that looks ahead to the challenges and trends for party building in the 1990’s.
The twelve country case studies address five analytical themes. First, though the primary focus is party politics since around 1980, each chapter explores the origins of party competition. The question of genesis is important not only in its own right, but also because the way parties and party systems originate frequently endows them with enduring features. Second, each chapter assesses the relative strength of parties as actors within the larger political system. In what ways are parties important or unimportant? If they are not leading actors within the political system, who are?
Third, the authors investigate the relationship between major parties and the state, revealing the extent to which parties are dependent on state resources to maintain power and win votes. Fourth, the contributions assess the importance of different electoral regimes for shaping broader patterns of party competition. Finally, and most important, the authors characterize the nature of the party system in each country-how institutionalized it is and how it can be classified.
Scott Mainwaring is Professor of Government and Fellow of the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Timothy R. Scully is Associate Professor of Government and Fellow of the Kellogg Institute at the University of Notre Dame.
This is a reproduction edition from a scanned copy of one of the following editions:
Building Democratic Institutions: Party Systems in Latin America
By Scott Mainwaring, Timothy R. Scully
Edition: unabridged
Published by Stanford University Press, 1995
ISBN 0804723052, 9780804723053 578 pages
Contents
INSTITUTIONALIZED PARTY SYSTEMS 5
Uruguay , Ecuador , Paraguay
The Life and Times of the Party System 37
proportional representation , electoral system , political parties
The Origins of Costa Ricas 72
neoliberal , oligarchy , PUSC
Reconstituting Party Politics in Chile 100
1992 municipal elections , Patricio Aylwin , Salvador Allende
Continuity and Change in the Uruguayan Party System 138
Uruguayan , Frente Amplio , Colorado parties
Party Strength and Weakness in Colombias Besieged Democracy 164
National Front , ANAPO , Conservative party
Political Parties and Democracy in Argentina 200
Peronist party , Buenos Aires , Carlos Menem
Parties and Political Reform in Mexico 249
Cuauhtemoc Cardenas , proportional representation , camarillas
The Case of Paraguay 298
Colorado party , ballotage , Alfredo Stroessner
Political Parties and the Problems of Democratic 323
APRA , Cambio 90 , Shining Path
Weak Parties Feckless Democracy 354
PMDB , PSDB , Brazilian Labor party
The Patrimonial Dynamics of Party Politics in Bolivia 399
Hernan Siles Zuazo , Jaime Paz Zamora , Victor Paz Estenssoro
Discord and Disconnection 434
Osvaldo Hurtado , Abdala Bucaram , Rodrigo Borja
Parties and Democracy in Latin AmericaDifferent 459
polyarchies , Jaime Paz Zamora , Alberto Fujimori
Notes 477
Quito , Buenos Aires , Giovanni Sartori
Index 553
