| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2010013552 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780199758739 (trade : alk. paper) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0199758735 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Call number |
172/.4 |
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| Authors |
Mearsheimer, John J. |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Why leaders lie : |
| Subtitle |
the truth about lying in international politics / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
John J. Mearsheimer. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication |
Oxford ; |
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New York : |
| Publisher |
Oxford University Press, |
| Date |
2011. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xi, 142 p. ; |
| Size |
22 cm. |
| CONTENTS |
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| Contents |
What is lying? -- The inventory of international lies -- Lying between states -- Fearmongering -- Strategic cover-ups -- Nationalist myths -- Liberal lies -- The downside of telling international lies. |
| SUMMARY |
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| Summary |
Examines the reasons, varieties, and potential costs and benefits of lying for people involved in foreign relations, focusing on America's Middle East policy, and describing lies told throughout history by Khrushchev, Eisenhower, and other world leaders. |
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| Topical Heading |
International relations |
| General |
Moral and ethical aspects. |
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Truthfulness and falsehood |
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Political aspects. |
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| Topical Heading |
Political ethics. |
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| Topical Heading |
International relations |
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Ethical aspects. |
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| Topical Heading |
Truthfulness and falsehood |
| General |
Political aspects. |
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| Topical Heading |
Political ethics. |
| ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://uowd.box.com/s/n8y450al2ckngb55mj94i0499dltaz12 |
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