| Dominoes & Bandwagons: Strategic Beliefs and Great Power Competition in the Eurasian Rimland Contributor(s): Jervis, Robert (Editor), Snyder, Jack (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0195062469 ISBN-13: 9780195062465 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $237.60 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 1991 Annotation: 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. The essays in the book address questions by exploring domino thinking in United States and Soviet Cold War strategy, as well as in earlier historic settings. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - History - Political Science | Security (national & International) |
| Dewey: 327.470 |
| LCCN: 90033070 |
| Lexile Measure: 1640 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.32" W x 9.52" (1.23 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |