The Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis
One of the most influental political science works written in the post World War II era, the original edition of Essence of Decision is a unique and fascinating examination of the pivotal event of the cold Cold War. Not simply revised, but completely re-written, the Second Edition of this classic text is a fresh reinterpretation of the theories and events surrounding the Cuban Missle Crisis, incorporating all new information from the Kennedy tapes and recently declassified Soviet files....
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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. By examining it first through one set of conceptual lenses, then through a second, and finally through a third, he explores some of the fundamental yet often unrecognized choices among the categories and assumptions that channel our thinking and thus influence our decisions and the outcomes in situations such as the missile crisis.
1. Model 1: The Rational Actor.2. The Cuban Missile Crisis: A First Cut.3. Model II: Organizational Behavior.4. The Cuban Missile Crisis: A Second Cut.5. Model III: Governmental Politics.6. The Cuban Missile Crisis: A Third Cut.7. Conclusion.
