The art of political manipulation

Riker, William H.

The art of political manipulation - New Haven Yale University Press 1986 - xiii, 152 p. ; 22 cm.

In twelve engrossing stories whose protagonists range from Pliny the Younger to Abraham Lincoln to Adam Clayton Powell, a noted political scientist and game theorist demonstrates how some of our heroes as well as ordinary folk have manipulated their opponents in order to win political advantage.

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Political leadership.

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