Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Figures and tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • What Types of Leaders Fight for "Face"?
  • Microfoundations: Evidence from Cross-National Survey Experiments / Yarhi-Milo, Keren / Kertzer, Joshua D.
  • Self-Monitoring, US Presidents, and International Crises: A Statistical Analysis
  • Approaches to Testing the Theory with Case Studies
  • Jimmy Carter and the Crises of the 1970s
  • Ronald Reagan and the Fight against Communism
  • Bill Clinton and America's Credibility after the Cold War
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Index