{"product_id":"catastrophic-consequences-steven-r-david-9780801889882","title":"Catastrophic Consequences: Civil Wars and American Interests","description":"\u003cp\u003eCivil war and other types of radical domestic upheaval are replacing international war as the preeminent threat to American security and economic well being, according to Steven R. David. \u003ci\u003eCatastrophic Consequences\u003c\/i\u003e argues that civil conflicts are of even greater importance than deliberate efforts to harm the United States because the damage they inflict is unintended and therefore impossible to deter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid examines the prospects for and potential aftereffects of instability in four nations vital to U.S. national interests--Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, China, and Mexico. It is not, he argues, a rising China that threatens America, but one that is falling apart. Likewise, it is not a hostile Pakistani regime over which the United States should worry, rather it is one that cannot keep the country together. Similarly, a conflict-torn Mexico or Saudi Arabia poses a far greater danger to America than does either of those states growing stronger. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn assessing these threats, David contends that the United States's only viable option is to view other-state civil upheaval similarly to natural disasters and to develop a coherent, effective emergency response mechanism, which does not exist today in any systemic, nationwide form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven R. David\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 080188988X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801889882\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2008 pg. 17","brand":"Steven R. David","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086873538815,"sku":"9780801889882","price":58.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6a41cd64-924a-4e5f-a5f8-c6eddff82ac7.jpg?v=1769097076","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/catastrophic-consequences-steven-r-david-9780801889882","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}