Threats intimidation and its discontents / David P. Barash.

Author/creator Barash, David P.
Other author Oxford University Press.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Descriptionix, 235 pages ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Oxford Scholarship Online
Subjects

Contents A non-threatening start -- The Clausewitz cop-out -- What's to come -- Don't tread on them -- Warnings and mimics -- Deimatic deeds -- Truth-telling? -- Hawks, doves and other gamesters -- Shrimp salad -- Vocal threats -- Sex, subterfuge, and snoopers -- Crime and the threat of punishment -- Permanent punishment -- Religion as response to threats -- Oh, hell! -- Dealing with death -- Gunning for something (if not someone) -- National populism and vice versa -- Conventional deterrence -- Nuclear deterrence 101 -- A multitude of myths -- What has it done for us lately? -- Close calls -- Self-undermining threats -- The incredible dilemma of extension and escalation -- Irrational reliance on rationality -- Counterforce's counter-logic -- An oxymoronic morality -- How much is enough? -- Prisoner's dilemmas and fried chickens -- Strategic defense? -- How do you solve the problem of Korea? -- Failure is an option -- A prescription.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2020004434
ISBN9780190055295 (hardback)
ISBN(epub)

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