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The Balance of Power in World History

William C. Wohlforth

4/5 ( ratings)

The balance of power is one of the most influential ideas in international relations, yet it has never been systemically and 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 collective, multidisciplinary and international research effort yields an inescapable conclusion: much of the conventional wisdom about the balance of power does not survive intact with non-European evidence.

Language: English

Pages: 288

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Release: September 15, 2007

ISBN: 0230507115

ISBN 13: 9780230507111

The Balance of Power in World History

William C. Wohlforth

4/5 ( ratings)

The balance of power is one of the most influential ideas in international relations, yet it has never been systemically and 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 collective, multidisciplinary and international research effort yields an inescapable conclusion: much of the conventional wisdom about the balance of power does not survive intact with non-European evidence.

Language: English

Pages: 288

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Release: September 15, 2007

ISBN: 0230507115

ISBN 13: 9780230507111

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