Failing to Win: Perceptions of Victory and Defeat in International PoliticsHarvard University Press, 1 jul 2009 - 357 páginas How do people decide which country came out ahead in a war or a crisis? Why, for instance, was the Mayaguez Incident in May 1975--where 41 U.S. soldiers were killed and dozens more wounded in a botched hostage rescue mission--perceived as a triumph and the 1992-94 U.S. humanitarian intervention in Somalia, which saved thousands of lives, viewed as a disaster? In Failing to Win, Dominic Johnson and Dominic Tierney dissect the psychological factors that predispose leaders, media, and the public to perceive outcomes as victories or defeats--often creating wide gaps between perceptions and reality. |
Índice
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2 Scorekeeping | 21 |
3 Matchfixing | 37 |
4 Sources of Variation | 77 |
5 The Cuban Missile Crisis | 94 |
6 The Tet Offensive | 127 |
7 The Yom Kippur War | 164 |
8 The US Intervention in Somalia | 205 |
9 America at War | 242 |
10 Conclusion | 285 |
Notes | 301 |
Acknowledgments | 333 |
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Failing to Win: Perceptions of Victory and Defeat in International Politics Dominic D. P. Johnson,Dominic Tierney Vista previa restringida - 2006 |
Failing to Win: Perceptions of Victory and Defeat in International Politics Dominic D. P. Johnson,Johnson,Dominic Tierney Vista previa restringida - 2006 |