Mearsheimer, John J. <br/><br/>
Why leaders lie :  the truth about lying in international politics / 
John J. Mearsheimer. 
 - Oxford ;  New York :  Oxford University Press,  2011. 
 - xi, 142 p. ;  22 cm. 
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<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199758739 (trade : alk. paper) 0199758735 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010013552 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>International relations--Moral and ethical aspects.<br/>Truthfulness and falsehood--Political aspects.<br/>Political ethics.<br/>International relations--Ethical aspects.<br/>Truthfulness and falsehood--Political aspects.<br/>Political ethics.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>172/.4