| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 235 pages) |
| Contents |
A non-threatening start -- The Clausewitz cop-out -- What's to come -- Don't tread on them -- Warnings and mimics -- Deimatic deeds -- Truth-telling? -- Hawks, doves and other gamesters -- Shrimp salad -- Vocal threats -- Sex, subterfuge, and snoopers -- Crime and the threat of punishment -- Permanent punishment -- Religion as response to threats -- Oh, hell! -- Dealing with death -- Gunning for something (if not someone) -- National populism and vice versa -- Conventional deterrence -- Nuclear deterrence 101 -- A multitude of myths -- What has it done for us lately? -- Close calls -- Self-undermining threats -- The incredible dilemma of extension and escalation -- Irrational reliance on rationality -- Counterforce's counter-logic -- An oxymoronic morality -- How much is enough? -- Prisoner's dilemmas and fried chickens -- Strategic defense? -- How do you solve the problem of Korea? -- Failure is an option -- A prescription |
| Summary |
'Threats' is a comprehensive and scientifically accurate exploration into threats at every level, from animalistic competition to social manipulation and political strife |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 9, 2020) |
| Subject |
Threat (Psychology)
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Threat (Psychology) -- Social aspects
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Danger -- Psychological aspects
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PSYCHOLOGY.
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Evolution.
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Life Sciences.
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SCIENCE.
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Zoology.
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Threat (Psychology)
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020004435 |
| ISBN |
0190055316 |
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9780197523209 |
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019752320X |
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9780190055301 |
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0190055308 |
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9780190055318 |
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