{"product_id":"fighting-for-credibility-frank-p-harvey-9781487520540","title":"Fighting for Credibility: US Reputation and International Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons against his own people in Syria, he clearly crossed President Barack Obama's \"red line.\" At the time, many argued that the president had to bomb in order to protect America's reputation for toughness, and therefore its credibility, abroad; others countered that concerns regarding reputation were overblown, and that reputations are irrelevant for coercive diplomacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether international reputations matter is the question at the heart of \u003ci\u003eFighting for Credibility\u003c\/i\u003e. For skeptics, past actions and reputations have no bearing on an adversary's assessment of credibility; power and interests alone determine whether a threat is believed. Using a nuanced and sophisticated theory of rational deterrence, Frank P. Harvey and John Mitton argue the opposite: ignoring reputations sidesteps important factors about how adversaries perceive threats. Focusing on cases of asymmetric US encounters with smaller powers since the end of the Cold War including Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, and Syria, Harvey and Mitton reveal that reputations matter for credibility in international politics. This dynamic and deeply documented study successfully brings reputation back to the table of foreign diplomacy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank P. Harvey, John Mitton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487520549\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487520540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/27\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2017","brand":"Frank P. Harvey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46747640529151,"sku":"9781487520540","price":38.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a009827e-2b3b-4cb7-9476-c32f22565959.jpg?v=1743584304","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fighting-for-credibility-frank-p-harvey-9781487520540","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}