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Book SynopsisBy approaching an important foreign policy issue from a new angle, Jonathan Mercer comes to a startling, controversial discovery: a nation's reputation is not worth fighting for.
Trade ReviewA book full of fascinating and suggestive insights into the cognitive processes relevant to international relations.
-- Steve Rosen * American Political Science Review *
Mercer's argument is a welcome addition to the theoretical literature because it represents the first clear statement of a non-rational, choice-based theory of reputations.
-- Paul Huth * Security Studies *
Mercer's startling challenge to accepted wisdom deserves wide attention.
-- Patrick Morgan * The Mershon Review *
This imaginative and provocative book is an important contribution to a long-neglected question and is essential reading for any historian or international relations theorist interested in the role of reputation in international politics.
-- Jack Levy * International History Review *
This excellent book is well written, detailed, and thought-provoking.
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