Dominoes and Bandwagons - Strategic Beliefs and Great Power Competion in the Eurasian Rimland (Hardcover, New)

Fearing the loss of Korea and Vietnam would touch off a chain reaction of other countries turning communist, the United States fought two major wars in the hinterlands of Asia. What accounts for such exaggerated alarm, and what were its consequences? Is a fear of the domino effect permanently rooted in the American strategic psyche, or has the United States now adopted a less alarmist approach? The essays in this book address these questions by examining domino thinking in United States and Soviet Cold War strategy, and in earlier historic settings. Combining theory and history in analyzing issues relevant to current public policy, Dominoes and Bandwagons examines the extent to which domino fears were a rational response, a psychological reaction, or a tactic in domestic politics.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 1991
First published:	May 1991
Editors:	Robert Jervis (Professor, Political Science) • Jack Snyder (Associate Professor, Political Science)
Dimensions:	238 x 159 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	312
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-506246-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Defence strategy, planning & research > General
LSN:	0-19-506246-9
Barcode:	9780195062465

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