Avoiding War: Problems of Crisis Management

George, Alexander

ISBN 10: 0813312337 / ISBN 13: 9780813312330

Published by Westview Press, 1991

About this Item

590. Text is bright and unmarked on white pages. Blue covers are glossy and crisp with minimal edge-wear. Binding is starting to split down the middle where the glue has loosened, but still in place. Hinges are secured. Bookstore stamp on front end-paper. Seller Inventory # 67898

Bibliographic Details

Title: Avoiding War: Problems of Crisis Management

Publisher: Westview Press

Publication Date: 1991

Binding: 8Vo Softcover

Condition: Acceptable

Edition: 1st.

About this title

Synopsis:

Draws together the principles and strategies of crisis management and applies them to a variety of international confrontations. It is intended for a range of college courses, for staff development and academic research, and as a resource on the theory, history and future of crisis management.

About the Author:

Alexander L. George is professor emeritus of international relations at Stanford University. His extensive writings have won many awards, including the Bancroft Prize for Deterrence in American Foreign Policy: Theory and Practice (1974), coauthored with Richard Smoke; a five-year MacArthur Prize Fellowship; the 1997 National Academy of Sciences Award for Behavioral Research Relevant to the Prevention of Nuclear War; and the 1998 Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science.