Andrew Williams delivers a detailed study on liberal thinking over the last century about how wars should be ended, examining the main strategies used by liberal states not only to defeat their enemies but also to transform them.

Introduction 1. The Roots of Liberalism and the First Great 22 Liberal Century 2. Twentieth Century Liberalism and Thinking about War and Peace, 1918 to the Present 3. Reparations 4. Reconstruction until the Marshall Plan 5. Reconstruction after the Marshall Plan 6. Retribution - The Logics of Justice and Peace 7. Restorative Justice and Reconciliation 8. Conclusion: Do Liberal Dilemmas Disable All Liberal Solutions to War? Bibliography