{"product_id":"bare-branches-the-security-implications-of-asias-surplus-male-population-paperback","title":"Bare Branches: The Security Implications of Asia's Surplus Male Population - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eValerie M. Hudson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAndrea M. Den Boer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens to a society that has too many men? In this provocative book, Valerie Hudson and Andrea den Boer argue that, historically, high male-to-female ratios often trigger domestic and international violence. Most violent crime is committed by young unmarried males who lack stable social bonds. Although there is not always a direct cause-and-effect relationship, these surplus men often play a crucial role in making violence prevalent within society. Governments sometimes respond to this problem by enlisting young surplus males in military campaigns and high-risk public works projects. Countries with high male-to-female ratios also tend to develop authoritarian political systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHudson and den Boer suggest that the sex ratios of many Asian countries, particularly China and India--which represent almost 40 percent of the world's population--are being skewed in favor of males on a scale that may be unprecedented in human history. Through offspring sex selection (often in the form of sex-selective abortion and female infanticide), these countries are acquiring a disproportionate number of low-status young adult males, called \"bare branches\" by the Chinese.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHudson and den Boer argue that this surplus male population in Asia's largest countries threatens domestic stability and international security. The prospects for peace and democracy are dimmed by the growth of bare branches in China and India, and, they maintain, the sex ratios of these countries will have global implications in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eValerie M. Hudson is Professor of Political Science and faculty affiliate at the David M. Kennedy School for International and Area Studies at Brigham Young University. She is the author of the books \u003ci\u003eCulture and Foreign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eArtificial Intelligence and International Politics\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Limits of State Autonomy: Societal Groups and Foreign Policy Formulation\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePolitical Psychology and Foreign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAndrea M. den Boer is a Research Fellow in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Kent at Canterbury.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47521474707677,"sku":"9780262582643","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/OnpbP2GNKe9780262582643.webp?v=1772259984","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/bare-branches-the-security-implications-of-asias-surplus-male-population-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}