Crises in world politics : theory and reality / by Michael Brecher.

Author
Brecher, Michael [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press, 1993.
Description
xviii, 676 pages ; 24 cm

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    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 621-657) and indexes.
    Contents
    • 1. Concepts and Models. Crisis, Conflict, War. State of the Art. Crisis Domains/Phases. Model I: International Crisis. Model II: Crisis Behavior. Tasks Ahead
    • 2. Onset. Model of Crisis Onset. Data, Propositions and Summary. Coping with Onset. Onset/Pre-Crisis: Case Study Findings
    • 3. Escalation. Escalation, War, Security Dilemma, Conflict Spiral. Model of Crisis Escalation. Hypotheses and Findings on Escalation. Coping with Escalation. Escalation/Crisis: Case Study Findings
    • 4. Deescalation. War Termination. Model of Crisis Deescalation. Hypotheses and Findings on Deescalation. Coping with Deescalation. Deescalation/End-Crisis: Case Study Findings
    • 5. Impact. Indicators and Index of Intensity. Case Studies of Intensity. Impact: Indicators and Index. Crisis Impact Model. Hypotheses and Findings on Impact. Case Studies of Impact. Impact/Post-Crisis: Case Study Findings
    • 6. Unified Model of Crisis. Onset/Pre-Crisis. Escalation/Crisis. Deescalation/End-Crisis. Impact/Post-Crisis.
    • 7. The Gulf Crisis 1990-91. Onset. Escalation. Deescalation. Intensity. Impact. Hypothesis-Testing. The unified Model and the Gulf Crisis
    • 8. What Have We Learned? Culmination of Knowledge. Lessons for the Future
    • Appendix A: Ranking the Variables: Crisis Onset
    • Appendix B: Aggregate Findings on Intensity.
    ISBN
    • 0080413765 (hc) :
    • 0080413773 (fc) :
    LCCN
    92029898
    OCLC
    26723516
    RCP
    C - S
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