Failing to Win : : Perceptions of Victory and Defeat in International Politics / / Dominic Tierney, Dominic D. P Johnson.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada)
• VerfasserIn: Johnson, Dominic D. P,; Tierney, Dominic,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009]; ©2006
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (357 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; 1. Introduction --; 2. Score-keeping --; 3. Match-fixing --; 4. Sources of Variation --; 5. The Cuban Missile Crisis --; 6. The Tet Offensive --; 7. The Yom Kippur War --; 8. The U.S. Intervention in Somalia --; 9. America at War --; 10. Conclusion --; Notes --; Acknowledgments --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674039179; 9783110756067; 9783110442205
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674039179
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Dominic Tierney, Dominic D. P Johnson.

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.