The Political Psychology of the Gulf War: Leaders, Publics, and the Process of Conflict

Abstract

Part 1 The Origins of the Gulf War: Introduction, Stanley A. Renshon Patterns Forged in Time - Middle Eastern Mind-Sets and the Gulf War, L. Carl Brown Commentary on Part 1, Dankwart A. Rustow. Part 2 Leaders, Leadership and Decision-Making: President Bush Goes to War - A Psychological Interpretation from a Distance, Stephen J. Wayne The Defining Moment of Saddam's Life - A Political Psychology Perspective on the Leadership and Decision-Making of Saddam Hussein During the Gulf Crisis, Jerrold M. Post Skilled Judgement, and the Lack Thereof, in the Gulf War - A Preliminary Psychological Model with Some Applications, Stanley A. Renshon Commentary on Part 2, David G. Winter. Part 3 The Conflict Process: Threat-Based Strategies of Conflict Management - Why Did They Fail in the Gulf?, Janice Gross Stein The War of Images - Strategic Communication in the Gulf Conflict, Jarol B. Manheim Commentary on Part 3, Robert Jervis. Part 4 Mass Publics: Arab Public Opinion and the Gulf War, Shibley Telhami American Public Opinion and the Gulf War, John Mueller The Political and Psychological Impact of the Gulf War on the Israeli Public, Asher Arian and Carol Gordon Commentary on Part 4, Herbert C. Kelman. Part 5 The Consequences of Conflict: Leaders and Publics in the Middle East - Shattering the Organising Myths of Arab Society, Marvin Zonis The Gulf War's Possible Impact on the International System, Alexander L. George Commentary on Part 5, Dankwart A. Rustow. Part 6 Epilogue: The Gulf War Revisited - Consequences, Controversies and Interpretations, Stanley A. Renshon.