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Autore |
Sartori Anne E. <1966-> |
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Titolo |
Deterrence by diplomacy / / Anne E. Sartori |
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Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , [2005] |
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©2005 |
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ISBN |
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0-691-11699-7 |
1-4008-4944-6 |
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Edizione |
[Course Book] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (175 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Diplomacy |
Deterrence (Strategy) |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [153]-160) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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part I. Introduction -- part II. How bluffs can hurt a state's diplomacy, and honesty provides the ability to communicate -- part III. Evidence that honesty matters -- part Ivolume Conclusion -- part volume Appendixes. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Why are countries often able to communicate critical information using diplomacy? Why do countries typically use diplomacy honestly, despite incentives to bluff? Why are they often able to deter attacks using merely verbal threats? International relations theory is largely pessimistic about the prospects for effective diplomacy, yet leaders nevertheless expend much time and energy trying to resolve conflicts through verbal negotiations and public statements. Deterrence by Diplomacy challenges standard understandings of deterrence by analyzing it as a form of talk and reaches conclusions about the effectiveness of diplomacy that are much more optimistic. Anne Sartori argues that diplomacy works precisely because it is so valuable. States take pains to use diplomacy honestly most of the time because doing so allows them to maintain reputations for honesty, which in turn enhance their ability to resolve future disputes using diplomacy rather than force. So, to maintain the effectiveness of their diplomacy, states sometimes acquiesce to others' demands when they might have been |
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