Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-179) and index
1. The Democratic Peace: Strong Statistics, Weak Theory -- 2. Are Democracies Less Likely to Fight Each Other? -- 3. Are Democracies More Peaceful than Nondemocracies? -- 4. The Democratic Peace and Extrastate Wars -- 5. The Democratic Peace and Civil Wars -- 6. An Alternative Explanation of the Postwar "Democratic Peace" -- 7. The Democratic Peace: A Great Illusion?