The costs of conversation : obstacles to peace talks in wartime /

Mastro, Oriana Skylar,

The costs of conversation : obstacles to peace talks in wartime / Oriana Skylar Mastro. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource (xiv, 197 pages). - Cornell studies in security affairs .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction : diplomacy and war -- A framework for explaining wartime diplomatic postures -- Chinese diplomatic posture in the Korean War -- Chinese diplomatic posture in the Sino-Indian War -- Indian diplomatic posture in the Sino-Indian War -- North Vietnamese diplomatic posture in the Vietnam War -- Diplomacy and war : conclusions, implications, and recommendations.

"Explains the conditions under which leaders are willing to talk to their enemies during a war and why they sometimes refuse, using case studies from Vietnam, China, Korea, and India"--



9781501732218

2018012780


Korean War, 1950-1953--Peace.
Korean War, 1950-1953--Diplomatic history.
Sino-Indian Border Dispute, 1957---Diplomatic history.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Peace.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Diplomatic history.
War--Termination--Decision making--Case studies.


Electronic Books.

DS921 / .C678 2019