1: Introduction: Alternative Perspectives on National Security, by Peter J. Katzenstein 2: Norms, Identity, and Culture in National Security, by Ronald L. Jepperson, Alexander Wendt, and Peter J. Katzenstein I. Norms and National Security 3: Status, Norms, and the Proliferation of Conventional Weapons: An Institutional Theory Approach, by Dana P. Eyre and Mark C. Suchman 4: Norms and Deterrence: The Nuclear and Chemical Weapons Taboos, by Richard Price and Nina Tannenwald 5: Constructing Norms of Humanitarian Intervention, by Martha Finnemore 6: Culture and French Military Doctrine Before World War II, by Elizabeth Kier 7: Cultural Realism and Strategy in Maoist China, by Alastair Iain Johnston II. Identity and National Security 8: Identity, Norms, and National Security: The Soviet Foreign Policy Revolution and the End of the Cold War, by Robert G. Herman 9: Norms, Identity, and National Security in Germany and Japan, by Thomas U. Berger 10: Collective Identity in a Democratic Community: The Case of NATO, by Thomas Risse-Kappen 11: Identity and Alliances in the Middle East, by Michael N. Barnett III. Implications and Conclusions 12: Norms, Identity, and Their Limits: A Theoretical Reprise, by Paul Kowert and Jeffrey Legro 13: Conclusion: National Security in a Changing World, by Peter J. Katzenstein