The Strategy of Conflict
Author | : Thomas C. Schelling |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 1981-05-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674251861 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674251865 |
Rating | : 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Strategy of Conflict written by Thomas C. Schelling and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1981-05-15 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A series of closely interrelated essays on game theory, this book deals with an area in which progress has been least satisfactory—the situations where there is a common interest as well as conflict between adversaries: negotiations, war and threats of war, criminal deterrence, extortion, tacit bargaining. It proposes enlightening similarities between, for instance, maneuvering in limited war and in a traffic jam; deterring the Russians and one’s own children; the modern strategy of terror and the ancient institution of hostages.