Soldiers of Reason: The RAND Corporation and the Rise of the American Empire (Como Novo)

Titulo: Soldiers of Reason: The RAND Corporation and the Rise of the American Empire (Como Novo)
Autor: Alex Abella
ESTADO: COMO NOVO
ISBN/EAN: 9780151010813
Editor: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Ano: 2008
Idioma: Inglês
Encadernação: Capa Dura
Páginas: 390
Coleção: N.A.
Nº. da Coleção: N.A.
Código de Controlo: 69E

Descrição: An in-depth history of the RAND Corporation describes the behind-the-scenes role of the secretive think tank in shaping American political policy for six decades, detailing its origins in the wake of World War II, the part it played during the Cold War years, its development of the rational choice theory, and the contributions of Herman Kahn, Bernard Brodie, Albert Wohlstetter, and others