Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis

Graham T. Allison

ISBN 10: 0316034363 / ISBN 13: 9780316034364

Published by Little, Brown & Co., 1971

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis
• Publisher: Little, Brown & Co.
• Publication Date: 1971
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0316034363
• ISBN 13: 9780316034364
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • PSYCHOLOGY

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Synopsis

Essence of Decision is both a vivid account of a crucial international event and a breakthrough in the application of organizational and political theory to events. Professor Allison analyzes the Cuban missile crisis in terms of three alternative frames of reference.

Review

"A lively updating of a classic, in many ways superior to the original." -- Richard K. Betts, Columbia University

"A page turner-the review of relevant literature is comprehensive, thoughtful, and original." -- Diane Vaughan, Boston College

"More than a revised edition, this is a new book, with the most recent empirical material and sophisticated theorizing. Important as it was, the original Essence of Decision now appears to have been a first draft; this version was worth waiting for." -- Robert Jervis, Columbia University

"The revised edition updates both the theory and the history in a compelling manner. It is an impressive achievement." -- Scott Sagan, Stanford University