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Appeasement in international politics /
Since the 1930s, appeasement has been labeled as a futile and possibly dangerous policy. In this landmark study, Stephen Rock seeks to restore appeasement to its proper place as a legitimate--and potentially successful--diplomatic strategy. Appeasement was discredited by Neville Chamberlain's d...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington :
The University Press of Kentucky,
©2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; 1 The Study of Appeasement; THE CRITIQUE OF APPEASEMENT; THE NEED FOR RECONSIDERATION; TOWARD A THEORY OF APPEASEMENT; DEFINING APPEASEMENT; OBJECTIVES OF APPEASEMENT; HOW APPEASEMENT REDUCES TENSIONS; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONS ON APPEASEMENT; SELECTION OF CASES; APPEASEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT; 2 British Appeasement of the United States, 1896-1903; BRITAIN'S APPEASEMENT POLICY, 1896-1903; BRITISH OBJECTIVES AND CALCULATIONS; U.S. MOTIVES AND OBJECTIVES; BRITAIN'S APPEASEMENT STRATEGY.
- AMERICAN RECEPTIVITY TO BRITISH CONCESSIONSCONCLUSION; 3 British Appeasement of Germany, 1936-1939; THE ROOTS OF BRITISH POLICY; PASSIVE APPEASEMENT, 1935-1936; THE QUEST FOR A GENERAL SETTLEMENT; THE PIECEMEAL APPROACH; GERMAN AIMS AND BRITISH CONCESSIONS; THE ABSENCE OF CONSTRAINTS ON GERMAN POLICY; BRITAIN'S NONRESPONSE TO SIGNS OF FAILURE; APPEASEMENT AND THE FAILURE OF DETERRENCE IN POLAND; CONCLUSION; 4 Anglo-American Appeasement of the Soviet Union, 1941-1945; PREVENTING A SEPARATE PEACE, 1941-1943.
- SEEKING SOVIET COOPERATION IN THE PACIFIC WAR AND POSTWAR COLLECTIVE SECURITY, 1943-1945AVOIDING WAR WITH THE SOVIET UNION; THE END OF APPEASEMENT; SOVIET MOTIVES; WHY APPEASEMENT FAILED-AND SUCCEEDED; WAS AN ALTERNATIVE POLICY POSSIBLE?; CONCLUSION; 5 American Appeasement of Iraq, 1989-1990; THE TILT TOWARD IRAQ UNDER REAGAN; U.S. APPEASEMENT UNDER BUSH, 1989-1990; IRAQI MOTIVES AND OBJECTIVES; WHY APPEASEMENT FAILED; THE FAILURE TO ADJUST POLICY; CONCLUSION; 6 American Appeasement of North Korea, 1988-1994; U.S. CONCERN OVER NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM; BUSH ADMINISTRATION POLICY.
- CLINTON ADMINISTRATION EFFORTS TO COERCE NORTH KOREATHE SHIFT FROM STICKS TO CARROTS; NORTH KOREAN MOTIVES; ANATOMY OF SUCCESS; THE ROLE OF THREATS; CONCLUSION; 7 Toward a Theory of Appeasement; MAJOR FACTORS AFFECTING APPEASEMENT OUTCOMES; The Nature of the Adversary; Inducements and the Adversary's Perception of Them; The Presence (or Absence) of Incentives for the Adversary to Respond Favorably; MATCHING APPEASEMENT STRATEGY TO TARGET; AVOIDING EXPLOITATION; LESSONS FOR POLICYMAKERS; APPEASEMENT AND DETERRENCE; Notes; Bibliography; Index.