About “How Civil Wars Start”

How Civil Wars Start (2022) by Barbara F. Walter examines the influence of modern life on civil wars, emphasizing grievance, faction, and democratic backsliding as contributing factors.

Praise for “How Civil Wars Start”

“I wish all the [January 6] committee members would read [How Civil Wars Start] if only to expand their imaginations. [Barbara F. Walter] demonstrates that the conditions for political violence are already all around us.”

— David Brooks, The New York Times

“How Civil Wars Start is a stop sign for us—and an imperative book for our time. The evidence-based preventative measures could not be more urgent. Read and act.”

— Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist

“[A] bracing manual . . . Walter’s book lays out America’s possible roads to dystopia with impressive concision. Her synthesis of the various barometers of a country heading to civil war is hard to refute when applied to the U.S. . . . Indispensable.”

— Financial Times

Book details

Published
2023
Latest edition
2023 · ISBN 9780593137802
ISBN
9780593137802
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Frequently asked questions

How many pages is How Civil Wars Start?

How Civil Wars Start by Barbara F. Walter has 320 pages.

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