Rolling the Iron Dice: Historical Analogies and Decisions to Use Military Force in Regional Contingencies

by Scot MacDonald

Does history provide lessons for foreign policy makers today? Macdonald combines cognitive psychology theories about analogical reasoning, international relations theories about military intervention, and original archival research to analyze the role of historical information in foreign policy decision making. He looks at the role of historical analogies in Anglo-American decision making during foreign policy crises involving the possible use...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313314217
• ISBN13: 9780313314216
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.6"