| Description |
384 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Violence, cooperation, peace |
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Violence, cooperation, peace.
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| Contents |
Biological roots : are humans inherently violent? / Leonard Berkowitz -- War and the attraction to destruction / Steven Kull -- Images, learning, and the decision to use force : the domino theory of the United States / Betty Glad and Charles S. Taber -- The problem with gains-maximizing strategies / Anatol Rapoport -- Crisis management / Ole R. Holsti -- Leadership pathologies : the Kaiser and the Führer and the decisions for war in 1914 and 1939 / Robert G.L. Waite -- Limited war : the political framework / Betty Glad and J. Philipp Rosenberg -- Bargaining under fire : limit setting and maintenance during the Korean War / Betty Glad and J. Philipp Rosenberg -- The psychological effects of bombing on civilian populations : wars of the past / George H. Quester |
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The soldier in battle : motivational and behavioral aspects of the combat experience / Anthony Kellett -- Effort justification as a motive for continuing war : the Vietnam case / Thomas W. Milburn and Daniel J. Christie -- Ending limited war : the psychological dynamics of the termination process / Paul R. Pillar -- Limited war and learning : the American experience / Betty Glad -- Dilemmas of deterrence : rational and nonrational perspectives / Betty Glad -- The role of perceptions in the nuclear arms race / Steven Kull -- The psychological effects of bombing on civilian populations : unlimited and other future wars / George H. Quester -- Away from goodness : problems of control in nuclear war / Peter C. Sederberg -- The effects of nuclear war on human society / Arthur M. Katz -- Implications for the future / Betty Glad |
| Analysis |
Behaviour |
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Causes |
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Decision making |
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Motivation |
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Nuclear war |
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Overseas item |
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Psychology |
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Wars |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Military history, Modern -- 20th century.
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Nuclear warfare.
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Psychology, Military.
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War -- Psychological aspects.
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| Author |
Glad, Betty.
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| LC no. |
90008755 |
| ISBN |
080393940X |
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0803939418 (paperback) |
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