Herman Kahn

On Escalation

Metaphors and Scenarios

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this widely discussed and influential book, Herman Kahn probes the dynamics of escalation and demonstrates how the intensification of conflict can be depicted by means of a definite escalation ladder, ascent of which brings opponents closer to all-out war

---

Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc
• Seitenzahl: 338
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 520g
• ISBN-13: 9781412811620
• ISBN-10: 1412811627
• Artikelnr.: 26439879

Autorenporträt

Kahn, Herman

Inhaltsangabe

1: Introduction
2: The Rungs of The Escalation Ladder
3: Disagreements and Subcrisis Maneuvering
4: Traditional Crises
5: Intense Crises
6: The Nuclear Threshold 1
7: Bizarre Crises and Exemplary Central Attacks
8: The Importance of Crises Concepts
9: Military and Civilian Central Wars
10: Some Comments On "War-Fighting"
11: Defects of The Escalation-Ladder Metaphor
12: De-escalation And Its Aftermath
13: Other Aspects of Escalation And Crises