Research Catalog

Title

Crises in world politics : theory and reality / by Michael Brecher.

Author

Brecher, Michael.

Publication

Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press, 1993.

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Description

xviii, 676 pages; 24 cm

Subject

• International relations

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 621-657) and indexes.

Contents

• 1. Concepts and Models. Crisis, Conflict, War. State of the Art. Crisis Domains/Phases. Model I: International Crisis. Model II: Crisis Behavior. Tasks Ahead -- 2. Onset. Model of Crisis Onset. Data, Propositions and Summary. Coping with Onset. Onset/Pre-Crisis: Case Study Findings -- 3. Escalation. Escalation, War, Security Dilemma, Conflict Spiral. Model of Crisis Escalation. Hypotheses and Findings on Escalation. Coping with Escalation. Escalation/Crisis: Case Study Findings -- 4. Deescalation. War Termination. Model of Crisis Deescalation. Hypotheses and Findings on Deescalation. Coping with Deescalation. Deescalation/End-Crisis: Case Study Findings -- 5. Impact. Indicators and Index of Intensity. Case Studies of Intensity. Impact: Indicators and Index. Crisis Impact Model. Hypotheses and Findings on Impact. Case Studies of Impact. Impact/Post-Crisis: Case Study Findings -- 6. Unified Model of Crisis. Onset/Pre-Crisis. Escalation/Crisis. Deescalation/End-Crisis. Impact/Post-Crisis.
• 7. The Gulf Crisis 1990-91. Onset. Escalation. Deescalation. Intensity. Impact. Hypothesis-Testing. The unified Model and the Gulf Crisis -- 8. What Have We Learned? Culmination of Knowledge. Lessons for the Future -- Appendix A: Ranking the Variables: Crisis Onset -- Appendix B: Aggregate Findings on Intensity.

ISBN

• 0080413765 (hc) :
• 0080413773 (fc) :

LCCN

92029898

OCLC

• 26723516
• ocm26723516

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries