Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-255) and index.
Contents
1. Zones of Peace in the International System -- 2. Explaining Zones of Peace in the International System -- 3. The South American Zone of Peace, 1883-1996 -- 4. West Africa, 1957-1996: International Peace and Domestic Wars -- 5. Zones of Peace in a Comparative Perspective.
Summary
International relations scholars have traditionally focused on explaining war rather than peace, resulting in the concept of peace being understudied and underemphasized. This book in contrast explains the maintenance of extensive periods of international peace in two regions of the Third World: South America and West Africa.