Military Persuasion: Deterrence and Provocation in Crisis and War

by Stephen J. Cimbala

In Military Persuasion, Stephen J. Cimbala reconciles two central approaches to war and peace studies. In the study of crisis management and war termination, the security literature overwhelmingly emphasizes the making of credible deterrent threats and coercive bargaining, while peace studies and conflict resolution literature focuses on conciliation and the offering of acceptable terms prior to or during a conflict. Cimbala contends that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271010061
• ISBN13: 9780271010069
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"