Worse than a monolith : alliance politics and problems of coercive diplomacy in Asia /

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In brute-force struggles for survival, such as the two World Wars, disorganization and divisions within an enemy alliance are to one's own advantage. However, most international security politics involve coercive diplomacy and negotiations short of all-out war. Worse Than a Monolith demonstrate...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Christensen, Thomas J., 1962-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2011.
Series:Princeton studies in international history and politics.
Subjects:
Since 1900
Alliances > History > 20th century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Alliances
Diplomatic relations
Asia > Foreign relations > 1945-
Asie > Relations extérieures > 1945-
Asia
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Growing pains : alliance formation and the road to conflict in Korea
  • Alliance problems, signaling, and escalation of Asian conflict
  • The benefits of communist alliance coordination and the continuing costs of U.S. alliance formation 1951-56
  • The Sino-Soviet split and problems for the United States in Asia, Europe, and Americas, 1956-64
  • From escalation in Vietnam to Sino-American rapprochement 1964-72
  • The fall and revival of coercive diplomacy : security partnerships and Sino-American relations, 1972-2009.

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