Title:
The decision point : six cases in U.S. foreign policy decision making / David Patrick Houghton.
Author:
Houghton, David Patrick.
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Publication Information:
New York : Oxford University Press, ©2013.
Call Number:
JZ1480 .H68 2013
Abstract:
Filling a gap in the U.S. foreign policy textbook market, this innovative introduction shows students how real American foreign policy makers make real decisions. Drawing on and summarizing a vast amount of literature, Houghton introduces students to three basic theories of decision-making.
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ISBN:
9780199743520
Physical Description:
xiv, 289 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
1. Theories -- Introduction -- Homo bureaucraticus -- Homo sociologicus -- Homo psychologicus -- 2. Case studies -- The Bay of Pigs: "how could I have been so stupid?" -- To the brink : the Cuban missile crisis -- An agonizing decision: escalating the Vietnam War -- Disaster in the desert: the Iran hostage crisis -- NATO intervenes: seventy-eight days over Kosovo -- Into Iraq: a war of choice -- Conclusions: a personal view.
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