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- catalog abstract ""Why do powerful countries behave in a way that leads to entrapment in prolonged, expensive, and self-defeating conflicts?" "Jeffrey W. Taliaferro suggests that such interventions are driven by the refusal of senior officials to accept losses in their state's relative power, international status, or prestige. Instead of cutting their losses, leaders often continue to invest blood and money in failed excursions into the periphery. Their policies may seem to be driven by rational concerns about power and security, but Taliaferro deems them to be at odds with the master explanation of political realism." "He constructs a "balance-of-risk" theory of foreign policy that draws on defensive realism (in international relations) and prospect theory (in psychology). He illustrates the power of this new theory in several case narratives: Germany's initiation and escalation of the 1905 and 1911 Moroccan crises, the United States' involvement in the Korean War in 1950-52, and Japan's entanglement in the second Sino-Japanese war in 1937-40 and its decisions for war with the United States in 1940-41"--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13220885.
- catalog coverage "Great Britain Foreign relations 1901-1910.".
- catalog coverage "Japan Foreign relations 1912-1945.".
- catalog coverage "United States Foreign relations 1945-1953.".
- catalog created "2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2004.".
- catalog description ""Why do powerful countries behave in a way that leads to entrapment in prolonged, expensive, and self-defeating conflicts?" "Jeffrey W. Taliaferro suggests that such interventions are driven by the refusal of senior officials to accept losses in their state's relative power, international status, or prestige. Instead of cutting their losses, leaders often continue to invest blood and money in failed excursions into the periphery. Their policies may seem to be driven by rational concerns about power and security, but Taliaferro deems them to be at odds with the master explanation of political realism." "He constructs a "balance-of-risk" theory of foreign policy that draws on defensive realism (in international relations) and prospect theory (in psychology). He illustrates the power of this new theory in several case narratives: Germany's initiation and escalation of the 1905 and 1911 Moroccan crises, the United States' involvement in the Korean War in 1950-52, and Japan's entanglement in the second Sino-Japanese war in 1937-40 and its decisions for war with the United States in 1940-41"--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-296) and index.".
- catalog description "Power politics and the balance of risk -- Explaining great power involvement in the periphery -- Germany and the 1905 Morocco crisis -- Japan and the 1940-41 war decisions -- The United States and the Korean War (1950-51) -- The limits of great power intervention in the periphery -- Implications of the argument.".
- catalog extent "xviii, 304 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0801442214 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Cornell studies in security affairs".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain Foreign relations 1901-1910.".
- catalog spatial "Japan Foreign relations 1912-1945.".
- catalog spatial "United States Foreign relations 1945-1953.".
- catalog subject "327.1/09/04 22".
- catalog subject "D511 .T32 2004".
- catalog subject "Imperialism History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "World politics 20th century.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Power politics and the balance of risk -- Explaining great power involvement in the periphery -- Germany and the 1905 Morocco crisis -- Japan and the 1940-41 war decisions -- The United States and the Korean War (1950-51) -- The limits of great power intervention in the periphery -- Implications of the argument.".
- catalog title "Balancing risks : great power intervention in the periphery / Jeffrey W. Taliaferro.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".