The Strategy of Conflict'In eminently lucid and often charming language, Professor Schelling's work opens to rational analysis a crucial field of politics, the international politics of threat, or as the current term goes, of deterrence. In this field, the author's analysis goes beyond what has been done by earlier writers. It is the best, most incisive, and most stimulating book on the subject.' |
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... examples involve some denial of the value of skill , resourcefulness , rationality , knowledge , control , or ... example , T. C. Schelling , " American Foreign Assistance , " World Politics ( July 1955 ) , pp . 614–15 . cerns the ...
... examples involve some denial of the value of skill , resourcefulness , rationality , knowledge , control , or ... example , T. C. Schelling , " American Foreign Assistance , " World Politics ( July 1955 ) , pp . 614–15 . cerns the ...
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... example , there seems to be a strong magnetism in mathematical simplicity . A trivial illustra- tion is the tendency for the outcomes to be expressed in " round numbers " ; the salesman who works out the arithmetic for his " rock ...
... example , there seems to be a strong magnetism in mathematical simplicity . A trivial illustra- tion is the tendency for the outcomes to be expressed in " round numbers " ; the salesman who works out the arithmetic for his " rock ...
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... example of explosively convergent expectations , based on tacit com- munication that has an almost electric quality , is the snicker that ignites an outburst of uncontrollable laughter in a nervous crowd . An important example was the ...
... example of explosively convergent expectations , based on tacit com- munication that has an almost electric quality , is the snicker that ignites an outburst of uncontrollable laughter in a nervous crowd . An important example was the ...
Contents
The Retarded Science of International Strategy | 3 |
An Essay on Bargaining | 21 |
Bargaining Communication and Limited War | 53 |
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