Gambling and war : risk, reward, and chance in international conflict / / Justin Conrad
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| Autore: |
Conrad Justin M.
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| Titolo: |
Gambling and war : risk, reward, and chance in international conflict / / Justin Conrad
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| Pubblicazione: | Annapolis, Maryland : , : Naval Institute Press, , [2017] |
| ©2017 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (264 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 355.0201 |
| Soggetto topico: | War - Decision making |
| National security - Decision making | |
| Gambling | |
| Strategy | |
| International relations | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-236) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | The bet to end all bets -- How weak players overcome stronger adversaries -- Game flow and reputation -- Mistakes, misperceptions, and losing the hand -- Russians and roulette. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "Gambling and War applies lessons learned from poker, blackjack, roulette, and other games of chance to the study of international conflict. Drawing on scholarly insights from a variety of fields, including probability, statistics, political science, psychology, and economics, Conrad offers thoughts on how we can better manage and prevent international conflict, the costliest game of all."--Provided by publisher. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Gambling and war |
| ISBN: | 1-68247-220-5 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910794235303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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