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Title: Arms and Influence by Thomas C. Schelling ISBN: 0-300-00221-1 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: December, 1967 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Getting more valuable with time...
Comment: ... because you can see some of the flaws in retrospect.
Arms & Influence is a little repetitive, but still a fascinating look at the way countries can use war, violence, threats and generally nasty behavior to get what they want. Schelling analyzes war in terms of "bargaining" - i.e. we'll hit you this hard now to show we mean it, and ten times harder if you don't give us what you want next week.
The theory explains a lot - but if you take it too far it can be too clever by half. One of his examples of a precise, well-considered and effective strike intended to deliver a clear message that an adversary would have to recognize is the Johnson Administration's retaliation for the Tonkin Gulf incident. The book was written in early 1965.
Rating: 5
Summary: subtle but very understandable
Comment: The greatest thing about this book is that Schelling makes it so readable. Unlike many scholar-type, who sometimes write in Martian, Schelling carefully dissect a delicate subject (arms, deterrence, and war) into explanable sections. The next thing that's good about this book is that it educates the readers on the subtlety in formulating responses to world events. People, who read this book, will watch the news or read the newspapers with a much more critical view of what decision makers are trying to do and possibly formulate your own judgement instead of listening to media pundits criticize any decisons ever made.
Rating: 5
Summary: An excellent read for anybody, regardless of your field.
Comment: I read this book for a political science class in advanced international relations theory. Even considering the topic of the class, I couldn't put this book down. Schelling writes for the average reader on subjects everybody can use in their daily lives, and applies them to international relations. Regardless of your area of study, this book offers something for everybody.
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Title: Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict - revised edition (International Security Readers) by Michael E. Brown ISBN: 0262523159 Publisher: MIT Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Strategy of Conflict by Thomas C. Schelling ISBN: 0674840313 Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr Pub. Date: July, 1980 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
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Title: Honey and Vinegar: Incentives, Sanctions, and Foreign Policy by Richard N. Haass, Meghan L. O'Sullivan ISBN: 0815733550 Publisher: The Brookings Institution Pub. Date: July, 2000 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Origins of the Second World War: Seminar Studies in History Series, Second Edition by R. J. Overy ISBN: 0582290856 Publisher: Longman Pub. Date: 25 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Origins of the First World War (2nd Edition) by James Joll ISBN: 0582418666 Publisher: Pearson Longman Pub. Date: 28 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $34.40 |
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