The Balance of Power in World History
The balance of power is one of the most influential ideas in international relations, yet it has never been comprehensively examined in pre-modern or non-European contexts. This book redresses this imbalance. The authors present eight new case studies of
- PDF / 1,431,668 Bytes
- 290 Pages / 396.85 x 612.283 pts Page_size
- 59 Downloads / 246 Views
Stuart J. Kaufman, Richard Little and William C. Wohlforth
The Balance of Power in World History
Also by Stuart J. Kaufman MODERN HATREDS: The Symbolic Politics of Ethnic War
Also by Richard Little THE ANARCHICAL SOCIETY IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD (co-editor with John Williams) THE BALANCE OF POWER IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS BELIEF SYSTEMS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (co-editor with Steve Smith) GLOBAL PROBLEMS AND WORLD ORDER (co-author with R.D. Mckinlay) INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMS IN WORLD HISTORY (co-author with Barry Buzan) INTERVENTION: EXTERNAL INVOLVEMENT IN CIVIL WAR ISSUES IN WORLD POLITICS (3rd edition) (co-editor with Brian White and Michael Smith) THE LOGIC OF ANARCHY (co-author with Barry Buzan and Charles A. Jones) PERSPECTIVES ON WORLD POLITICS (3rd edition) (co-editor with Michael Smith)
Also by William C. Wohlforth COLD WAR ENDGAME (editor) ELUSIVE BALANCE AND PERCEPTIONS IN THE COLD WAR WITNESSES TO THE END OF THE COLD WAR (editor) WORLD OUT OF BALANCE: International Relations Theory and the Challenge of American Primacy (co-author with Stephen G. Brooks)
The Balance of Power in World History Edited by Stuart J. Kaufman Department of Political Science and International Relations University of Delaware, USA
Richard Little Department of Politics University of Bristol, UK
and William C. Wohlforth Department of Government Dartmouth College, USA
Editorial matter, selection, introduction and conclusion © Stuart J. Kaufman, Richard Little and William C. Wohlforth 2007 All remaining chapters © respective authors Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2007 978-0-230-50710-4
All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2007 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-0-230-50711-1 ISBN 978-0-230-59168-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230591684
This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and
Data Loading...
