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The Strategy of Conflict
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This book is well-suited for readers interested in politics, international relations, conflict resolution, and strategic decision-making, including students, academics, policy makers, and anyone seeking a rigorous understanding of negotiation and deterrence strategies.
A series of closely interrelated essays on game theory, this book deals with an area in which progress has been least satisfactory—the situations where there is a common interest as well as conflict between adversaries: negotiations, war and threats of war, criminal deterrence, extortion, tacit bargaining.
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A series of closely interrelated essays on game theory, The Strategy of Conflict deals with an area in which progress has been least satisfactory—the situations where there is a common interest as well as conflict between adversaries: negotiations, war and threats of war, criminal deterrence, extortion, tacit bargaining.
It proposes enlightening similarities between, for instance, manoeuvring in limited war and in a traffic jam; deterring the Russians and one's own children; the modern strategy of terror and the ancient institution of hostages.
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Praised by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Schelling's work is celebrated for its lucid and compelling approach to the politics of threat and deterrence. The book introduced a unifying game theory framework that has profoundly influenced conflict resolution and social sciences, offering deep insights into strategic commitments, credible threats, and the nature of retaliation. Its analysis extends from international relations to economic and political strategies.
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ISBN: 9780674840317
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 May 1981
Country: United States
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Edition: 2nd edition
Illustration: 36 line illustrations
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 386g
Pages: 328
About the Author
Thomas C. Schelling was Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Economics and School of Public Affairs at the University of Maryland and Lucius N. Littauer Professor of Political Economy, Emeritus, at Harvard University. He was co-recipient of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Economics.
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