| Description |
xi, 350 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Underlying vs. Immediate Causes of War -- Definition of Crisis -- Selection of Cases -- Structure of the Book -- The Origins of Crisis -- Justification of Hostility -- Justification of Hostility -- The Tactics of Justifying Hostility -- An Alternative Pattern of Crisis -- Spinoff Crises -- The Origins of Spinoff Crises -- The Politics of Spinoff Crises -- Brinkmanship -- The Goals of Brinkmanship -- The Origins of Brinkmanship -- Commitments and Opportunities -- The Politics of Crisis -- Cognitive Closure and Crisis Politics -- Cognitive Consistency and Misperception -- Decisional Conflicts and Defensive Avoidance -- Cognitive Processes and Decision-Making Pathologies -- Defensive Avoidance and Unconscious Conflict -- The July Crisis: A Case Study -- The Sources of Misperception -- The Politicization of Bureaucracy -- The Primacy of Domestic Politics -- The Role of National Self-Images -- The Context of Crisis -- The Variety of Military Options -- Fear of Strategic Disadvantage -- Degree of Military Confidence -- Attitude Toward War -- Perceptions of the Inevitability of Conflict -- Prevention vs. Preparation for War -- Crisis Management and Beyond -- Crisis Type and Crisis Outcome -- Stress and Crisis Decision-Making -- The Limitations of Deterrence -- Problems of Coordination and Control -- The Future of Crisis Management -- Crisis and International Relations -- Crisis as a Learning Experience -- Crisis and the Intensification of Hostility -- Crisis and the Amelioration of Hostility: The Fashoda Crisis |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
International relations.
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| LC no. |
80021982 |
| ISBN |
0801823110 |
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0801832470 (paperback) |
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