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Failing to win : perceptions of victory and defeat in international politics / Dominic D.P. Johnson, Dominic Tierney.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnson, Dominic D. P., 1974-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- War--Public opinion.
- War.
- War--Psychological aspects.
- International relations--Public opinion.
- International relations.
- International relations--Psychological aspects.
- World politics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (358 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- How do people decide which country came out ahead in a war or a crisis? 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.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Score-keeping
- 3. Match-fixing
- 4. Sources of Variation
- 5. The Cuban Missile Crisis
- 6. The Tet Offensive
- 7. The Yom Kippur War
- 8. The U.S. Intervention in Somalia
- 9. America at War
- 10. Conclusion
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-331) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780674039179
- 0674039173
- OCLC:
- 432675786
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