Informationen zum Autor Kahn, Herman Klappentext In this widely discussed and influential book, Herman Kahn probes the dynamics of escalation and demonstrates how the intensification of conflict can be depicted by means of a definite escalation ladder, ascent of which brings opponents closer to all-out war Zusammenfassung In this widely discussed and influential book, Herman Kahn probes the dynamics of escalation and demonstrates how the intensification of conflict can be depicted by means of a definite escalation ladder, ascent of which brings opponents closer to all-out war Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction; 2: The Rungs of The Escalation Ladder; 3: Disagreements and Subcrisis Maneuvering; 4: Traditional Crises; 5: Intense Crises; 6: The Nuclear Threshold 1; 7: Bizarre Crises and Exemplary Central Attacks; 8: The Importance of Crises Concepts; 9: Military and Civilian Central Wars; 10: Some Comments On War-Fighting; 11: Defects of The Escalation-Ladder Metaphor; 12: De-escalation And Its Aftermath; 13: Other Aspects of Escalation And Crises

Autorentext

Kahn, Herman

Klappentext

In this widely discussed and influential book, Herman Kahn probes the dynamics of escalation and demonstrates how the intensification of conflict can be depicted by means of a definite escalation ladder, ascent of which brings opponents closer to all-out war

Inhalt
1: Introduction; 2: The Rungs of The Escalation Ladder; 3: Disagreements and Subcrisis Maneuvering; 4: Traditional Crises; 5: Intense Crises; 6: The Nuclear Threshold 1; 7: Bizarre Crises and Exemplary Central Attacks; 8: The Importance of Crises Concepts; 9: Military and Civilian Central Wars; 10: Some Comments On War-Fighting; 11: Defects of The Escalation-Ladder Metaphor; 12: De-escalation And Its Aftermath; 13: Other Aspects of Escalation And Crises