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Enforcing the Peace: Learning from the Imperial Past
Author(s): Kimberly Zisk Marten (Author)
- Publisher: University Press Group
- Publication Date: 1 Mar. 2006
- Language: English
- Print length: 208 pages
- ISBN-10: 0231129122
- ISBN-13: 9780231129121
Book Description
An examination of the past colonial activities of Britain, the U.S., and other countries contrasts what has gone before with the military operations of the 1990s and today, and describes the lessons of the past that inform the foreign policy of today.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Brief and compelling book. -- David Isenberg Asia Times Marten draws a sharp distinction between when the international community should assert a heavy hand and when it should tread lightly. -- Salaman Ahmed Foreign Affairs It is a book that every student of world politics should read. -- Andrew Preston International Journal Enforcing the Peace is well written, combining high academic quality with popular relevance and accessibility. -- Kristoffer Liden Journal of Peace Research Marten offers an invaluable analysis of the challenges of contemporary peacekeeping. -- David Edelstein Political Science Quarterly Instructive. -- Tony Smith Perspectives on Politics An important, useful, and timely contribution to our understanding of peacekeeping. -- Satish P. Joshi H-War
About the Author
Kimberly Zisk Marten is a professor of political science at Barnard College, Columbia University. Her previous books include Engaging the Enemy: Organization Theory and Soviet Military Innovation (1993), which won the Marshall Shulman Prize, and Weapons, Culture, and Self-Interest: Soviet Defense Managers in the New Russia. She lives in New York City.
