ISBN:
9781594515262
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (299 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Colossal Control Failures : From Julius Caesar to 9/11
DDC:
303.3409
Keywords:
Electronic books
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Part I Preliminary Matters; 1 The Ubiquity of Control Failures, the Nature of Attempted Control, and Some Control Principles; 2 Control over Human Behavior and the Notion of Power; Part II Colossal Control Failures by Three American Presidents; 3 Herbert Hoover's Nightmare; 4 FDR's Failed Attempt to Pack the Supreme Court; 5 Richard Nixon's Stonewalling; Part III Colossal Control Failures by Three Revolutionaries; 6 Robespierre Reaches Far too Far; 7 Trotsky's Fatal Misperception of Stalin
Description / Table of Contents:
8 "Che" Guevara: An Iconic but Failed RevolutionaryPart IV Colossal Control Failures by Two Dictators; 9 Caesar Crosses the Rubicon; 10 Hitler's Putsch and His Invasion of the U.S.S.R.; Part V Some Other Colossal Control Failures; 11 The Juice Walks: Prosecutorial Control Failures in O. J. Simpson's Criminal Trial; 12 AIDS: A Global Threat with No End in Sight; 13 Control Failures and 9/11, America's Worst Day; Part VI Major Implications; 14 Some Hopefully Significant Comparisons; 15 Bearing on the Future: Optimism and Pessimism; Appendix A: Inanimate Control; Appendix B: Biotic Control
Description / Table of Contents:
ReferencesName Index: Authors, Editors, and Selected Other Names; Subject Index; About the Author
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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