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This wide-ranging text examines the foundations of peace by using diverse case studies to look at the calculations of political leaders and their reliance on optimism. Drawing on global examples from various historical periods, John D. Orme calls into question the longstanding assumption that optimism about the benefits of peace leads to conflict termination. Instead, he suggests that when leaders perceive little opportunity for gains through sustained conflict, the likelihood of peace through compromise may be most likely. Bringing together key issues of foreign policy, statesmanship, and diplomacy, this book offers a provocative and straightforward case against the use of optimism in international relations.

About the Author :
John David Orme is Professor of Politics at Oglethorpe University. He is author of "Political Instability and American Foreign Policy" (1989) and "Deterrence, Reputation and Cold War Cycles" (1992).

Review :
""The Paradox of Peace is an excellent and long-needed piece of scholarship, filling a critical void in our thinking about international conflict and cooperation. In this wonderfully written, beautifully argued volume, John Orme skillfully encourages the reader to examine a vitally important question: Why does peace occur, or fail to? Hope, he demonstrates in nine closely examined case studies, is an enemy of peace, while 'conciliation from strength' has historically proven productive to peaceful outcomes. This provocative argument suggests the wrong-headedness of much of our conventional wisdom and encourages a fundamental rethinking of our strategies for peace-making."--Edward Rhodes, Dean of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Rutgers University""The Paradox of Peace is a unique and outstanding contribution. By studying the origins of peace Orme presents a valuable and overdue contribution to our understanding of international relations, with a focus on the important role leaders play. This impressive book draws on nine detailed and readable cases of international rivalries and will generate debate among scholars and students. I highly recommend this book to all those interested in the origins of peace."--Patrick J. Haney, Miami University"Written to be accessible to students and the general public, with nine case studies ranging from 19th-century Europe to the contemporary conflict between India and Pakistan, it will be of interest to scholars of conflict resolution as well. While the cases display a diversity of time and place, they lend convincing support to Orme's larger argument: that what he calls Micawberism (optimism, often misplaced, about a country's future prospects) is oftenthe greatest enemy of peacemaking, and pessimism its greatest friend."--Dr. Steve Schwark, Director of International Studies University of Illinois at Springfield ""The Paradox of Peace" is an excellent and long-needed piece of scholarship, filling a critical void in our thinking about international conflict and cooperation. In this wonderfully written, beautifully argued volume, John Orme skillfully encourages the reader to examine a vitally important question: Why does peace occur, or fail to? Hope, he demonstrates in nine closely examined case studies, is an enemy of peace, while 'conciliation from strength' has historically proven productive to peaceful outcomes. This provocative argument suggests the wrong-headedness of much of our conventional wisdom and encourages a fundamental rethinking of our strategies for peace-making."--Edward Rhodes, Dean of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Rutgers University ""The Paradox of Peace" is a unique and outstanding contribution. By studying the origins of peace Orme presents a valuable and overdue contribution to our understanding of international relations, with a focus on the important role leaders play. This impressive book draws on nine detailed and readable cases of international rivalries and will generate debate among scholars and students. I highly recommend this book to all those interested in the origins of peace."--Patrick J. Haney, Miami University "Written to be accessible to students and the general public, with nine case studies ranging from 19th-century Europe to the contemporary conflict between India and Pakistan, it will be of interest to scholars of conflict resolution as well. While the cases display a diversity of time and place, they lend convincing support to Orme's larger argument: that what he calls Micawberism (optimism, often misplaced, about a country's future prospects) is often the greatest enemy of peacemaking, and pessimism its greatest friend."--Dr. Steve Schwark, Director of International Studies University of Illinois at Springfield


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  • ISBN-13: 9781403965233
  • Publisher: Palgrave USA
  • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • ISBN-10: 1403965234
  • Publisher Date: 19 Jun 2004
  • Binding: Paperback
  • No of Pages: 194
  • Sub Title: Leaders, Decisions, and Conflict Termination


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