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How do people decide which country came out ahead in a war or a crisis? In Failing to Win, Dominic Johnson and Dominic Tierney dissect the psychological factors that predispose leaders, media, and the public to perceive outcomes as victories or defeats--often creating wide gaps between perceptions and reality.

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This is one of those books that leads the reader to ask why it had not been done before. I am amazed that both academics and members of the interested public had generally assumed that in most cases it was self-evident who had won or lost an encounter. The authors show that this is simply not the case, and in doing so have put this important question on our agenda. -- Robert Jervis, Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Politics, Columbia University

Failing to Win Perceptions of Victory and Defeat

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    Publisher: Harvard University Press
    Publication Date: 10/31/2006 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780674023246, 978-0674023246
    ISBN10: 0674023242
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    Theory of warfare and military science

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    Book Synopsis
    How do people decide which country came out ahead in a war or a crisis? In Failing to Win, Dominic Johnson and Dominic Tierney dissect the psychological factors that predispose leaders, media, and the public to perceive outcomes as victories or defeats--often creating wide gaps between perceptions and reality.

    Trade Review
    This is one of those books that leads the reader to ask why it had not been done before. I am amazed that both academics and members of the interested public had generally assumed that in most cases it was self-evident who had won or lost an encounter. The authors show that this is simply not the case, and in doing so have put this important question on our agenda. -- Robert Jervis, Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Politics, Columbia University

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