Who Fights for Reputation: The Psychology of Leaders in International Conflict

by Keren Yarhi-Milo

Book Overview

How psychology explains why a leader is willing to use military force to protect or salvage reputation

In Who Fights for Reputation, Keren Yarhi-Milo provides an original framework, based on insights from psychology, to explain why some political leaders are more willing to use military force to defend their reputation than others. Rather than focusing on a leader's background, beliefs, bargaining skills, or biases, Yarhi-Milo...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691181284
• ISBN13: 9780691181288
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"