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The Meaning of the Nuclear Revolution: Statecraft and the Prospect of Armageddon (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs)
Robert Jervis
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Description for The Meaning of the Nuclear Revolution: Statecraft and the Prospect of Armageddon (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs)
Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JP; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 457.
Robert Jervis argues here that the possibility of nuclear war has created a revolution in military strategy and international relations. He examines how the potential for nuclear Armageddon has changed the meaning of war, the psychology of statesmanship, and the formulation of military policy by the superpowers.
Product Details
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Series
Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
Condition
New
Weight
456g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801495656
SKU
V9780801495656
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About Robert Jervis
Robert Jervis is Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Politics at Columbia University. He is the author of many books, including The Illogic of American Nuclear Strategy, also from Cornell, and, most recently, American Foreign Policy in a New Era.
Reviews for The Meaning of the Nuclear Revolution: Statecraft and the Prospect of Armageddon (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs)
A comprehensive analysis that thrusts Jervis into the front ranks of nuclear essayists.
Kirkus Reviews
A masterful book by one of America's preeminent strategists.... What the nuclear revolution has done is magnify in force and compress in time imperatives that were present in the pre-nuclear era; even the pursuit of unlimited victory was unrealistic. Jervis takes us through ... Read more
Kirkus Reviews
A masterful book by one of America's preeminent strategists.... What the nuclear revolution has done is magnify in force and compress in time imperatives that were present in the pre-nuclear era; even the pursuit of unlimited victory was unrealistic. Jervis takes us through ... Read more