Lagassé: What is the best international affairs book of 2011?

By:
Philippe Lagassé
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10 December, 2011
By: Philippe Lagassé
Assistant professor of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa

In terms of academic books, I would say that Richard Ned Lebow’s Why Nations Fight was my favourite since it brings status and prestige back to the fore of the study of conflict and international relations. 

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