{"product_id":"how-civil-wars-start-and-how-to-stop-them-9780593137802","title":"How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - A leading political scientist examines the dramatic rise in violent extremism around the globe and sounds the alarm on the increasing likelihood of a second civil war in the United States\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Required reading for anyone invested in preserving our 246-year experiment in self-government.\"\u003ci\u003e--The New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e(Editors' Choice)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE GLOBAL POLICY INSTITUTE AWARD - \u003ci\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR - ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times, The Times \u003c\/i\u003e(UK), \u003ci\u003eEsquire, Prospect \u003c\/i\u003e(UK)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePolitical violence rips apart several towns in southwest Texas. A far-right militia plots to kidnap the governor of Michigan and try her for treason. An armed mob of Trump supporters and conspiracy theorists storms the U.S. Capitol. Are these isolated incidents? Or is this the start of something bigger? Barbara F. Walter has spent her career studying civil conflict in places like Iraq, Ukraine, and Sri Lanka, but now she has become increasingly worried about her own country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerhaps surprisingly, both autocracies and healthy democracies are largely immune from civil war; it's the countries in the middle ground that are most vulnerable. And this is where more and more countries, including the United States, are finding themselves today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the last two decades, the number of active civil wars around the world has almost doubled. Walter reveals the warning signs--where wars tend to start, who initiates them, what triggers them--and why some countries tip over into conflict while others remain stable. Drawing on the latest international research and lessons from over twenty countries, Walter identifies the crucial risk factors, from democratic backsliding to factionalization and the politics of resentment. A civil war today won't look like America in the 1860s, Russia in the 1920s, or Spain in the 1930s. It will begin with sporadic acts of violence and terror, accelerated by social media. It will sneak up on us and leave us wondering how we could have been so blind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this urgent and insightful book, Walter redefines civil war for a new age, providing the framework we need to confront the danger we now face--and the knowledge to stop it before it's too late.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara F. Walter\u003c\/b\u003e is the Rohr Professor of International Relations at the School of Global Policy and Strategy at the University of California, San Diego. A life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Walter helps to run the award-winning blog \u003ci\u003ePolitical Violence at a Glance\u003c\/i\u003e and has written for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, \u003c\/i\u003e Reuters, and \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613435662610,"sku":"9780593137802","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ce9832e3-d88b-4693-b89f-c9afb68e5eb6.jpg?v=1748523664","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-civil-wars-start-and-how-to-stop-them-9780593137802","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}