Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-382) and index
pt. 1. The domestic politics of war termination. Old Baldy -- Domestic coalition shifts in overcoming obstacles to peace -- pt. 2. The Korean War. The Korean states : powerless players in the forgotten war -- The Soviet Union : outlasting Stalin’s preferences -- The United States, part 1 : trapped by the NSC-68 mindset -- The United States, part 2 : trapped by voluntary prisoner repatriation -- China : trapped by a hawkish ally -- Interacting domestic coalitions in bargains for peace -- pt. 3. Testing and extending the argument. Domestic coalition shifts in war termination since 1862 -- War termination in theory and practice.
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