The Aftermath of Defeats in War

Between Revenge and Recovery
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-13746-5
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 318 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 543 g

This book sets out to explain the variation in nations’ reactions to their defeats in war. Typically, we observe two broad reactions to defeat: an inward-oriented response that accepts defeat as a reality and utilizes it as an opportunity for a new beginning, and an outward-oriented one that rejects defeat and invests national energies in restoring what was lost—most likely by force. This volume argues that although defeats in wars are humiliating experiences, those sentiments do not necessarily trigger aggressive nationalism, empower radical parties, and create revisionist foreign policy. Post-defeat, radicalization will be actualized only if it is filtered through three variables: national self-images (inflated or realistic), political parties (strong or weak), and international opportunities and constraints. The author tests this theory on four detailed case studies, Egypt (1967), Turkey/Ottoman Empire, Hungary and Bulgaria (WWI), and Islamic fundamentalism. 

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zabad, Ibrahim M.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Außenpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1: Introduction and Theoretical Framework.- 2: Egypt: Defeat and the Transformation of State and Society.- 3: Bulgaria: Defeat and Nationalist Demobilization during the Peasant Era.- 4: Hungary: The Cult of Defeat.- 5: The Ottoman Empire/Turkey: Defeat and the Birth of a Nation.- 6: Defeats, Humiliation, Islamic Fundamentalism, and Political Violence.- 7: Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Ibrahim M. Zabad is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the International Studies program at St. Bonaventure University, USA.