Diplomacy : New approaches in history, theory and policy / edited by Paul Gordon Lauren
Imprint
New York : The Free Press, c1979
Descript
286 p. ; 24 cm
CONTENT
Introduction -- Diplomacy: history, theory, and policy -- Part I : On the nature of diplomatic history: the relevance of some old books -- Case studies and theory development: the method of structured, focused comparison -- The quantification of diplomatic history -- Part II : Theories of crisis decision making -- Theories of organizational process and foreign policy outcomes -- Theories of escalation -- Theories of bargaining with threats of force: deterrence and coercive diplomacy -- Systems theories and diplomatic history -- Theories of, and approaches to, alliance politics -- Part III : History and policy