Power Politics : How China and Russia Reshape the World /

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We tend to think of ourselves as living in a time when nations, for the most part, obey the rule of law - and where they certainly don't engage in the violent grabs for territory that have characterised so much of human history. But as Rob de Wijk shows in this book, power politics very much re...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wijk, Rob de, 1954- (Author)
Other Authors: Collingwood, Vivien, 1977- (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Dutch
Published: [Amsterdam?] : AUP, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
International relations.
Balance of power.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Équilibre des puissances > Histoire > 21e siecle.
International relations > History > 21st century.
Balance of power > History > 21st century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction: 19th-century behaviour in the 21st century?
  • 2. Power and world order
  • 3. Power and prosperity
  • 4. What determines a country's power?
  • 5. The rise and fall of great powers
  • 6. The consequences of declining power
  • 7. The declining power of Europe
  • 8. Europe's soft power
  • 9. The struggle for Ukraine
  • 10. The rising power of China
  • 11. Power politics in Asia
  • 12. Conclusion: a stable or unstable world?
  • Notes
  • Index.

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