Amy Oakes War Military History Books sku-20749297 Book

Amy Oakes's hardcover Diversionary War: Domestic Unrest and International Conflict is listed under Military History Books. It examines the contested idea that leaders provoke conflicts abroad to distract from problems at home and asks whether doing so addresses domestic discontent more effectively than political or economic concessions to opposition groups.

Cases include Argentina's 1982 Falkland Islands invasion and President James Buchanan's decision to send troops to Mormon Utah in 1857. The book argues that diversionary tactics are ineffective at managing civil unrest and considers ways embattled states might instead adopt political, social or economic responses. SKU: sku-20749297.