TY - BOOK AU - Graham T Allison AU - ; Philip Zelikow TI - Essence of decision: : explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis SN - 9780321013491 U1 - 327.72 ALL PY - 1999/// CY - New York PB - : Longman KW - Social Sciences KW - Diplomatic relations KW - Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) N1 - Model I : the rational actor -- The Cuban missile crisis : a first cut -- Model II : organizational behavior -- The Cuban missile crisis : a second cut -- Model III : governmental politics -- The Cuban missile crisis : a third cut -- Conclusion N2 - A case study of decision making under pressure, this text covers the Cuban missile crisis, using the crisis as a basic frame of reference. It seeks to teach students how to compare and contrast perspectives on foreign affairs ER -