{"product_id":"demilitarization-in-the-contemporary-world-peter-n-stearns-9780252037894","title":"Demilitarization in the Contemporary World","description":"Contemporary world history has highlighted militarization in many ways, from the global Cold War and numerous regional conflicts to the general assumption that nationhood implies a significant and growing military. Yet the twentieth century also offers notable examples of large-scale demilitarization, both imposed and voluntary. \u003ci\u003eDemilitarization in the Contemporary World\u003c\/i\u003e fills a key gap in current historical understanding by examining demilitarization programs in Germany, Japan, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Costa Rica. \u003cp\u003eIn nine insightful chapters, this volume's contributors outline each nation's demilitarization choices and how they were made. They investigate factors such as military defeat, border security risks, economic pressures, and the development of strong peace cultures among citizenry. Also at center stage is the influence of the United States, which fills a paradoxical role as both an enabler of demilitarization and a leader in steadily accelerating militarization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBookended by Peter N. Stearns' thought-provoking historical introduction and forward-looking conclusion, the chapters in this volume explore what true demilitarization means and how it impacts a society at all levels, military and civilian, political and private. The examples chosen reveal that successful demilitarization must go beyond mere troop demobilization or arms reduction to generate significant political and even psychological shifts in the culture at large. Exemplifying the political difficulties of demilitarization in both its failures and successes, \u003ci\u003eDemilitarization in the Contemporary World\u003c\/i\u003e provides a possible roadmap for future policies and practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter N. Stearns\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252037898\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252037894\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.30w x 1.00d","brand":"Peter N. Stearns","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44790034727167,"sku":"9780252037894","price":57.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_42649f0b-3def-4cf4-bb81-b925566af1ea.jpg?v=1707287766","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/demilitarization-in-the-contemporary-world-peter-n-stearns-9780252037894","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}