Conclusion: The Attenuation and Prevention of National Humiliation

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. National Failure and International Disregard 15
5. 2. Withdrawal, Opposition, and Aggression 36
6. 3. National Humiliation at the Individual Level 57
7. 4. The Cross-National Consequences of Humiliating International Events 78
8. 5. Soothing Wounded Vanity: French and German Expansion in Africa from 1882 to 1885 108
9. 6. “Our Honeymoon with the U.S. Came to an End”: Soviet Humiliation at the Height of the Cold War 138
10. Conclusion: The Attenuation and Prevention of National Humiliation 164
11. Acknowledgments 185
12. Appendix 187
13. Notes 209
14. References 233
15. Index 253