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Risk-taking in international politics : prospect theory in American foreign policy /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McDermott, Rose, 1962-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [1998]
Subjects:
United States > Foreign relations > Decision making.
International relations > Decision making.
Risk-taking (Psychology)
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Prospect theory
  • The Iranian hostage rescue mission
  • The decisions about admitting the Shah
  • The U-2 crisis
  • The 1956 Suez crisis
  • Conclusions.