{"product_id":"crucible-of-beliefs-learning-alliances-and-world-wars-paperback","title":"Crucible of Beliefs: Learning, Alliances, and World Wars - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDan Reiter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow do foreign policymakers learn from history? When do states enter alliances? Why have some small powers chosen to enter alliances whereas others have stayed neutral?\u003c\/b\u003e In \u003ci\u003eCrucible of Beliefs\u003c\/i\u003e, Dan Reiter uses work in social psychology and organization theory to build a formative-events model of learning in international politics. History does inform the decisions of policymakers, he suggests, but it is history of a specific sort, based on firsthand experience in major events such as wars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTested against balance-of-threat theory, the leading realist explanation of alliance behavior, Reiter's formative-events model of learning emerges as a far better predictor of states' decisions. \u003ci\u003eCrucible of Beliefs \u003c\/i\u003eshows that, contrary to balance-of-threat theory, state leaders ignore the level of international threat and focus instead on avoiding past mistakes and repeating past successes. A serious blow to realism, these findings demonstrate that to understand the dynamics of world politics, it is essential to know how leaders learn from history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDan Reiter is Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Political Science at Emory University. He is the author of How Wars End, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eDemocracies at War\u003c\/i\u003e, and editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Sword's Other Edge\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51775261344032,"sku":"9781501772078","price":52.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7ea1d5f140a5a7fa1483f079bfc139fe.webp?v=1780459953","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/crucible-of-beliefs-learning-alliances-and-world-wars-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}