Herman Kahn

On Escalation (eBook, ePUB)

Metaphors and Scenarios

• Format: ePub

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

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 335
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351502207
• Artikelnr.: 48867383

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