Risk-taking in international politics : prospect theory in American foreign policy / Rose McDermott.

Author/creator McDermott, Rose, 1962-
Format Book
Publication InfoAnn Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©1998.
Descriptionx, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- Prospect theory -- The Iranian hostage rescue mission -- The decisions about admitting the Shah -- The U-2 crisis -- The 1956 Suez crisis -- Conclusions.
Bibliography noteIncudes bibliographical references (p. 225-232) and index.
LCCN 97021113
ISBN0472108670 (cloth : acid-free paper)