At Wars End or The Declaration of Independence

At War's End: Building Peace after Civil Conflict

Author: Roland Paris

Exploring the challenge of rehabilitating countries after civil wars, this study finds that attempting to transform war-shattered states into liberal democracies with market economies can backfire badly. Roland Paris contends that the rapid introduction of democracy and capitalism in the absence of effective institutions can increase rather than decrease the danger of renewed fighting. A more effective approach to post-conflict peacebuilding would be to introduce political and economic reform in a gradual and controlled manner.

Table of Contents:

	List of figures
	Preface
	Introduction	1
Pt. I	Foundations
1	The origins of peacebuilding	13
2	The liberal peace thesis	40
Pt. II	The peacebuilding record
3	Introduction to the case studies	55
4	Angola and Rwanda : the perils of political liberalization	63
5	Cambodia and Liberia : democracy diverted	79
6	Bosnia and Croatia : reinforcing ethnic divisions	97
7	Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala : reproducing the sources of conflict	112
8	Namibia and Mozambique : success stories in southern Africa?	135
Pt. III	Problems and solutions
9	The limits of Wilsonianism : understanding the dangers	151
10	Toward more effective peacebuilding : institutionalization before liberalization	179
11	Lessons learned and not learned : Kosovo, East Timor, Sierra Leone, and beyond	212
	Conclusion	235
	Bibliography	237
	Index	281

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The Declaration of Independence: The Story Behind America's Founding Document and the Men Who Created It

Author: Rod Gragg

The fifty-six signers of the Declaration of Independence, the foundation of America's freedom, created a nation and launched a freedom movement the world had never seen. Today it seems inevitable that the thirteen colonies would declare their independence from Britain. And yet in 1776 it was not so. Here is the extraordinary story of drama and daring, sacrifice and selflessness, danger and potential death. The signers concluded their work with a plea for Providential protection and a selfless vow to sacrifice "our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor." Many of them did just that to create a country in which "all men are created equal, . . . endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these, are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

Award-winning historian Rod Gragg brings to life the drama of 1776 like no other book. The removable artifacts, including a full-size (24-1/4" x 29-1/2") replica of the Declaration of Independence, bring to life the events of 1776 like no other presentation.