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Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Unilateral use-of-force decision making
• 3. Statistical tests : U.S. unilateral uses of force since 1937
• 4. Does the type of crisis matter? : an experimental test
• 5. Opening up the "black box" of a president's unilateral decision : case studies of the 1991 Gulf War, 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion, and 1989 Panama invasion
• 6. Conclusion
• App. A. Coding of crisis dyads
• App. B. Experiment instructions and crisis scenarios.

Author/Creator:

Podliska, Bradley F.

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Acting alone: a scientific study of American hegemony and unilateral use-of-force decision making [by Podliska, B.F.]

Subjects:

Hegemony — United States

United States — Foreign relations

Presidents — United States

War and emergency powers — United States

Unilateral acts (International law)

Intervention (International law)

United States — Military policy

Hegemony

Diplomatic relations

Presidents

War and emergency powers

Military policy

United States

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Description:

xvi, 255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Call Numbers:

JZ1312 .P64 2010

ISBNs:

9780739142516 (cloth, alk. paper)
9780739142530 (electronic)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2009049874

OCLC Numbers:

466358893