Gambling on war : (Record no. 65688)
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| fixed length control field | 01615nam a22001697a 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 200612b2018 ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781108454353 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 940.3 RAN-R |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Ransom, Roger |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Gambling on war : |
| Remainder of title | confidence, fear, and the tragedy of the first world war / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Roger L. Ransom |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | India |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Cambridge University Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2018 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 338 p. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price type code | GBP |
| Price amount | 19.99. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | The First World War left a legacy of chaos that is still with us a century later. Why did European leaders resort to war and why did they not end it sooner? Roger L. Ransom sheds new light on this enduring puzzle by employing insights from prospect theory and notions of risk and uncertainty. He reveals how the interplay of confidence, fear, and a propensity to gamble encouraged aggressive behavior by leaders who pursued risky military strategies in hopes of winning the war. The result was a series of military disasters and a war of attrition which gradually exhausted the belligerents without producing any hope of ending the war. Ultimately, he shows that the outcome of the war rested as much on the ability of the Allied powers to muster their superior economic resources to continue the fight as it did on success on the battlefield.<br/><br/>Combines military and political factors with the economics of war<br/>Includes quantitative data on both economic and military variables<br/>Contains twenty four detailed and original maps which show the location and movements of battles and the changing political landscapes |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | World War (1914-1918) |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Economics |
| 952 ## - LOCATION AND ITEM INFORMATION (KOHA) | |
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| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Total Renewals | Full call number | Barcode | Checked out | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | 900-999 | BITS Pilani Hyderabad | BITS Pilani Hyderabad | General Stack (For lending) | 12/06/2020 | 19.99 | 4 | 1 | 940.3 RAN-R | 41240 | 12/08/2025 | 17/04/2025 | 17/04/2025 | 12/06/2020 | Books |