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020			_a0275960439 (hbk.): _c59.95 US
100		1	_aHIRSCHBEIN Ron
245		0	_aWhat if they gave a crisis and nobody came? Interpreting international crises
260			_aWestport, Conn., USA: _bPraeger, _c1997
300			_a223p.
520		3	_aSeeks to demonstrate that international crises have been and will continue to be construed by leaders as heroic tests of their pre-conceived destiny. In this way, crises have become an accepted institution, an unquestioned social practice which has strong personal and political incentives to sustain it. This hypothesis is illustrated by case studies from the J F Kennedy and Nixon administrations.
650			_aCRISIS MANAGEMENT
650			_aFOREIGN RELATIONS
650			_aINTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
650			_aSOVIET UNION
650			_aUNITED STATES
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