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Book SynopsisExamining the Berlin crises of 1948-49 and 1961, the Taiwan Strait crisis of 1958, and the Cuban crisis of 1962, the author elucidates various intermediate and highly politicized forms of international coercion. Originally published in 1969. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. xi*Introduction, pg. 3*1. Crises in International Politics, pg. 6*2. The Bases of International Bargaining, pg. 25*3. The International Setting, pg. 42*Introduction, pg. 61*4. Political Fluidity, pg. 63*5. The Force of Events, pg. 96*6. Problems of Communication, pg. 116*7. Peripheral Actors, pg. 146*Introduction, pg. 175*8. Resolve and Prudence, pg. 177*9. Freedom of Choice, pg. 217*10. Bargaining Impediments, pg. 244*11. The Relevance of Salience, pg. 266*12. Political Bargains, pg. 284*Introduction, pg. 309*13. Restraints on the Use of Violence, pg. 311*14. The Role of Initiative, pg. 337*15. Coercive Uses of Asymmetries, pg. 362*16. The Determinants of Emphasis, pg. 394*Appendix A: Problems of Epistemology, pg. 417*Appendix B: A Note on Sources, pg. 422*Index, pg. 429*Backmatter, pg. 437
