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BL
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994722
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b749092
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McDermott, Rose,1962-
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| Title & Author
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Risk-taking in international politics : : prospect theory in American foreign policy /\ Rose McDermott.
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| Edition Statement
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1st pbk. ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Ann Arbor :: University of Michigan Press,, 2001.
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x, 242 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0472087878
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: 9780472087877
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0472108670
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| Notes
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Originally published: ©1998.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-232) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- Prospect theory -- The Iranian hostage rescue mission -- The decisions about admitting the Shah -- The U-2 crisis -- The 1956 Suez crisis -- Conclusions.
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| Abstract
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Risk plays a dramatic role in international relations as leaders make decisions about issues such as war and peace, disarmament, and about lowering economic barriers to trade and investment. How a country's leaders think about risk in making foreign policy decisions is important in understanding why and how they make decisions. Rose McDermott applies prospect theory to four cases in American foreign policy, enabling us to understand cases that are otherwise inexplicable under other theories.
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International relations-- Decision making.
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Risk-taking (Psychology)
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International relations-- Decision making.
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Risk-taking (Psychology)
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United States, Foreign relations, Decision making.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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327.73/001/9
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JZ1480.M35 2001
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