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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.

Table of Contents

1. The rise and fall of deterrence 6

2. The meaning of deterrence 26

3. Deterrence in practice 43

4. Norms and criminality 60

5. After the Cold War 75

6. From deterrence to pre-emption 84

7. Strategic coercion 109

8. The future of deterrence 116

Deterrence

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      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 10 March 2004
      ISBN-13 9780745631134
      978-0745631134
      ISBN-10 0745631134
      Also in:
      International relations Terrorism, armed struggle Theory of warfare and military science

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Table of Contents

      1. The rise and fall of deterrence 6

      2. The meaning of deterrence 26

      3. Deterrence in practice 43

      4. Norms and criminality 60

      5. After the Cold War 75

      6. From deterrence to pre-emption 84

      7. Strategic coercion 109

      8. The future of deterrence 116

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