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Books : Arms and Influence (The Henry L. Stimson Lectures Series)In association with Amazon.com List Price: $22.00 Amazon.com's Price: $19.80 You Save: $2.20 (10%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 355.0335 EAN: 9780300002218 ISBN: 0300002211 Label: Yale University Press Manufacturer: Yale University Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 303 Publication Date: September 10, 1967 Publisher: Yale University Press Studio: Yale University Press Sales Rank: 62749 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: The author concentrates in this book n the way in which military capabilities real or imagined are used, skillfully of clumsily, as bargaining power. He sees the steps taken by the U.S. during the Berlin and Cuban crises as not merely preparations for engagement, but as signals to and enemy, with reports from the adversary's own military intelligence as our most important diplomatic communications. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Getting more valuable with time...... because you can see some of the flaws in retrospect. Arms & Influence is a little repetitive, but still a fascinating look at the way countries can use war, violence, threats and generally nasty behavior to get what they want. Schelling analyzes war in terms of "bargaining" - i.e. we'll hit you this hard now to show we mean it, and ten times harder if you don't give us what you want next week. The theory explains a lot - but if you take it too far it can be too clever ... Read More Rating:  - subtle but very understandableThe greatest thing about this book is that Schelling makes it so readable. Unlike many scholar-type, who sometimes write in Martian, Schelling carefully dissect a delicate subject (arms, deterrence, and war) into explanable sections. The next thing that's good about this book is that it educates the readers on the subtlety in formulating responses to world events. People, who read this book, will watch the news or read the newspapers with a much more critical view of what decision makers are trying ... Read More Rating: - An excellent read for anybody, regardless of your field.I read this book for a political science class in advanced international relations theory. Even considering the topic of the class, I couldn't put this book down. Schelling writes for the average reader on subjects everybody can use in their daily lives, and applies them to international relations. Regardless of your area of study, this book offers something for everybody. Browse for similar items by category:
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