The Shattered Crystal Ball: Fear and Learning in the Cuban Missile Crisis - Couverture rigide

Blight, James G.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0847676099 ISBN 13 : 9780847676095

Editeur : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1992

Synopsis

This study of the resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis provides a contribution to the field of international relations and nuclear psychology. The book contains a reassessment of the lessons learned from the crisis. A number of political theorists have indicated that historically, if world leaders had access to a crystal ball, they would have foreseen the dire consequences of their military actions and would have never taken the steps they did. In "The Shattered Crystal Ball" the author believes the Soviet, Cuban and US leaders were able to look, to see the future shatter and to step back from nuclear disaster. Blight argues that the fear of nuclear war was powerful and that it was the controlling factor in the outcome of the crisis. This study is intended to be of interest to students of political science, psychology, history and US policy analysis and national security.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

James G. Blight is the assistant director for Harvard University's Center for Science and International Affairs.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Date d'édition: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0847676099
• ISBN 13: 9780847676095
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible