
Book Discussion
Join members to discuss books relevant to areas of our program study. Copies of books for current and past discussions may be available in the League office. Reserve a copy by contacting our operations manager, Kerry Helmer. Feel free to attend, even if you have not had time to read the book.
How Civil Wars Start and How to Stop Them
by Barbara F. Walter
Political violence rips apart several towns in southwest Texas. A far-right militia plots to kidnap the governor of Michigan and try her for treason. An armed mob of Trump supporters and conspiracy theorists storms the U.S. Capitol. Are these isolated incidents? Or is this the start of something bigger? Barbara F. Walter has spent her career studying civil conflict in places like Iraq, Ukraine, and Sri Lanka, but now she has become increasingly worried about her own country.
Barbara F. Walter is the Rohr Professor of International Relations at the School of Global Policy and Strategy at the University of California, San Diego. A life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Walter helps to run the award-winning blog Political Violence at a Glance and has written for The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Reuters, and Foreign Affairs.
[from the Penguin Random House website]
Discussion Dates & Times:
Thursday, May 29, 10 –11:30 a.m. via Zoom
Saturday, May 31, 10 –11:30 a.m. via Zoom
Please indicate your interest in participating by emailing the date you would like to join to books@lwvdanecounty.org.
How Civil Wars Start is available through the Dane County Library System as a print book, e-book, or audio book.
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