Description
Richard Ned Lebow spells out the implications of historical experience for American perceptions of the place of crisis management in superpower strategic relations. identifying and discussing three reasons for the outbreak of World War I--preemption, loss of control, and miscalculated escalation--he argues that all three are equally serious threats to peace and survival. He documents how psychological stress in past crises has induced erratic, dysfunctional behavior from national leaders, even paralysis. A nuclear crisis, he argues, would generate even more acute stress because of the unprecedented destructiveness of nuclear weapons and the extreme time pressure that leaders are likely to face.
Author: Richard Ned LeBow
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 07/08/1988
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.52d
ISBN13: 9780801495311
ISBN10: 0801495318
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military | Nuclear Warfare
- Political Science | Security (National & International)
- Political Science | International Relations | General
About the Author
Richard Ned Lebow is James O. Freedman Presidential Professor Emeritus in the Department of Government at Dartmouth College, Professor of International Political Theory at King's College, and Bye-Fellow at Pembroke College, University of Cambridge.
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