Deterrence

by Lawrence Freedman

Book Overview

As a concept, deterrence has launched a thousand books and articles. It has dominated Western strategic thinking for more than four decades. In this important and groundbreaking new book, Lawrence Freedman develops a distinctive approach to the evaluation of deterrence as both a state of mind and a strategic option. This approach is applied to post-cold war crisis management, and the utility and relevance of the concept is addressed in relation to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745631126
• ISBN13: 9780745631127
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 8.8"