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 balancing and balancing failure in pre-modern...
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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 balancing and balancing failure in pre-modern and non-European international systems. '[...] the authors have addressed a crucially and lamentably under-researched area, and done a very good job in bringing material into the light that will generate a great deal of positive debate both within realism and outside it.' - Professor Michael Sheehan, University of Wales Swansea, UK. |
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Ebook. Originally published in: 2007. |
Carrier Form: | 296 p. |
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9780230507104 9780230591684 : 023059168X : |
CLC: | D81 |
Contents: | Introduction: Balance and Hierarchy in International Systems-- S.J.Kaufman, R.Little & W.C.Wohlforth Balancing and Balancing Failure in Biblical Times: Assyria and the Ancient Middle Eastern System 900-600 BCE-- S.J.Kaufman & W.C.Wohlforth The Greek City States in the Fifth Century BCE: Persia and the Balance of Power-- R.Little Intra-Greek Balancing, the Mediterranean Crisis of ca. 201-200 B.C., and the Rise of Rome-- A.M.Eckstein The Forest and the King of Beasts: Hierarchy and Opposition in Ancient India (c.500 - c.232 BCE)-- W.J.Brenner The Triumph of Domination in the Ancient Chinese System-- V.Tin-bor Hui 'A Republic for Expansion': The Roman Constitution and Empire and Balance of Power Theory-- D.Deudney Hierarchy and Resistance in the American State-Systems, 1400-1800 CE-- C.Jones Stability and Hierarchy in East Asian International Relations, 1300 to 1900CE-- D.C.Kang Conclusion: Theoretical Insights from the Study of World History-- S.J.Kaufman, R.Little & W.C.Wohlforth. |