Appeasement in international politics
By: Stephen R. Rock.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Lexington, Ky
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
Subjects: Diplomacy; Detente; International relations; Deterrence (Strategy)
Description: "Since the 1930s, appeasement has been labeled as a futile and possibly dangerous policy. In this study, Stephen Rock seeks to restore appeasement to its proper place as a legitimate - and potentially successful - diplomatic strategy.".

"Appeasement in international Politics suggests the type of appeasement strategy most appropriate for various situations. The options range from pure inducements to reciprocity, to a mixture of inducements and threats. In addition to this theoretical framework, Rock's explicit comparison of appeasement and deterrence offers important guidelines for policymakers on when and how to implement a strategy of appeasement.".

"At a time when the strategy of engagement plays an increasingly central - and controversial - role in U.S. foreign policy, Appeasement in international Politics reestablishes the long-discredited use of inducements as an effective means of preventing conflict."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [211-228) and index.
Table of contents: title: The study of appeasement; title: British appeasement of the United States, 1896-1903; title: British appeasement of Germany, 1936-1939; title: Anglo-American appeasement of the Soviet Union, 1941-1945; title: American appeasement of Iraq, 1989-1990; title: American appeasement of North Korea, 1988-1994; title: Toward a theory of appeasement.