Analogies at War by Yuen Foong Khong

Analogies at War by Yuen Foong Khong

From WWI to Operation Desert Storm, American policymakers have repeatedly invoked the 'lessons of history' as they contemplated taking their nation to war. This work argues that leaders use analogies not merely to justify policies but also to perform specific cognitive and information-processing tasks essential to political decision-making.

One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1993 "Khong's interviews and newly declassified documents make a compelling case the American decision-makers in 1965 used historical analogies not only to justify decisions but to make them, most notably in the process of rejecting options"--Foreign Affairs

S. Neil MacFarlane is Lester B. Pearson Professor of International Relations and Head of the Department of Politics and International Relations at Oxford University and Professional Fellow at St. Anne's College.

Yuen Foong Khong is John G. Winant University Lecturer in American Foreign Policy and Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford University.

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ISBN 13	9780691025353
ISBN 10	0691025355
Title	Analogies at War
Author	Yuen Foong Khong
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Princeton University Press
Year published	1992-05-05
Number of pages	304
Prizes	Runner-up for Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 1993
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