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UNINA9910782730203321 |
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Autore |
Harvey Frank P |
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The future's back [[electronic resource] ] : nuclear rivalry, deterrence theory, and crisis stability after the Cold War / / Frank P. Harvey |
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Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1997 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-85446-1 |
9786612854460 |
0-7735-6656-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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xvi, 192 p. : ill. ; ; 24 cm |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Deterrence (Strategy) |
Nuclear warfare |
World politics - 1989- |
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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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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-188) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Matter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Cumulation in International Relations: Methodological Constraints and Solutions -- Nuclear Deterrence: The Record of Aggregate Testing -- New Directions for Aggregate Testing -- Game Theory and Superpower Rivalry: 1948–88 -- U.S.-Soviet Rivalry and Nuclear Deterrence -- Nuclear Stability after the Cold War -- Conventional Deterrence and Compellence Theory: Perspectives on Testing after the Cold War -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Arguing that previous critiques of rational choice and deterrence theory are not convincing, Frank Harvey constructs a new set of empirical tests of rational deterrence theory to illuminate patterns of interaction between rival nuclear powers. He analyses the crisis management techniques used by the United States and the Soviet Union in twenty-eight post-war crises and isolates factors that promote or inhibit escalation of these crises. This "crises"-based data set serves as the basis for identifying patterns of response when one nuclear state is threatened by another. The Future's Back offers new directions for testing that emphasize a more unified approach to theory building and assesses the feasibility of alternative courses of action to prevent |
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