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Crimea, global rivalry, and the vengeance of history /

"Crimea, Global Rivalry, and the Vengeance of History critically examines the causes and consequences of Russia's annexation of Crimea and reviews differing annexations in history from the Seven Years War to today. It develops a unique comparative historical approach designed to compare an...

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Main Authors: Gardner, Hall
Published: Palgrave Macmillan,
Publisher Address: New York, NY :
Publication Dates: 2015.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Crimea Ukraine > Annexation to Russia Federation
Ukraine Conflict, 2014
World politics > 21st century
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms Control
POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / International Security
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization
Western countries > Foreign relations > Russia Federation
Russia Federation > Foreign relations > Western countries
Western countries > Foreign relations > China
China > Foreign relations > Western countries
Summary: "Crimea, Global Rivalry, and the Vengeance of History critically examines the causes and consequences of Russia's annexation of Crimea and reviews differing annexations in history from the Seven Years War to today. It develops a unique comparative historical approach designed to compare and contrast alliance formations after Soviet collapse with alliance formations in previous eras. It argues that contemporary Russia-Ukraine conflict is more reminiscent of conflict during the Bolshevik revolution than Hitler's annexation of the Sudetenland, but that a nascent Russian-Chinese alliance can be
"Crimea, Global Rivalry, and the Vengeance of History examines the causes and consequences of Russia's annexation of Crimea. By way of analyzing alliance formations and the consequences of other annexations in world history, the book urges an alternative US-NATO-European-Japanese strategy toward both Russia and China in the effort to prevent a renewed arms race, if not global war"--
Carrier Form: viii, 252 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-237) and index.
ISBN: 9781137546760 (hardback) :
113754676X
Index Number: DK508
CLC: D851.132
Call Number: D851.132/G227
Contents: General Introduction: The Vengeance of History -- 1. Renewed Cold War? World War I? World War II? Or Nothing of the Kind? -- 2. Genesis of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict -- 3. Soviet Collapse and Russia-Ukraine Conflict -- 4. Origins of the Russian Backlash -- 5. Uneven Polycentrism and the Global Crisis -- 6. A Cross-Historical Method -- 7. Why Major Power War is Still Possible -- Though Not Inevitable! -- 8. Future Pessimistic Scenarios -- 9. Once, and If, the Dust Settles.

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