Reputation and International Politics (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs)

Mercer, Jonathan

ISBN 10: 0801430550 / ISBN 13: 9780801430558

Published by Cornell University Press, 1996

The book is complete and readable, with all pages and cover intact. Dust jacket, shrink wrap, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may have light notes, highlighting, or minor water exposure, but nothing that affects readability. May be an ex-library copy and could include library markings or stickers. Seller Inventory # BSM.11C5J

Synopsis:

By approaching an important foreign policy issue from a new angle, Jonathan Mercer comes to a startling, controversial discovery: a nation's reputation is not worth fighting for. He presents the most comprehensive examination to date of what defines a reputation, when it is likely to emerge in international politics, and with what consequences. Mercer examines reputation formation in a series of crises before World War I. He tests competing arguments, one from deterrence theory, the other from social psychology, to see which better predicts and explains how reputations form. Extending his findings to address recent crises such as the Gulf War, he also considers how culture, gender, and nuclear weapons affect reputation. Throughout history, wars have been fought in the name of reputation. Mercer rebuts this politically powerful argument, shows that reputations form differently than we thought, and offers policy advice to decision-makers.

About the Author:

Jonathan Mercer is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Washington.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Reputation and International Politics (...
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: acceptable