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Tragedy of Great Power Politics

by John J. Mearsheimer

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ISBN13: 9780393978391
ISBN10: 0393978397
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A decade after the cold war ended, policy makers and academics foresaw a new era of peace and prosperity, an era in which democracy and open trade would herald the end of history. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, sadly shattered these idyllic illusions, and John Mearsheimer's masterful new book explains why these harmonious visions remain utopian. To Mearsheimer, great power politics are tragic because the anarchy of the international system requires states to seek dominance at one another's expense, dooming even peaceful nations to a relentless power struggle. Mearsheimer illuminates his theory of offensive realism through a sweeping survey of modern great power struggles and reflects on the bleak prospects for peace in Europe and northeast Asia, arguing that the United States's security competition with a rising China will intensify regardless of engagement policies.

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Discusses "offensive realism", arguing that states are inherently driven to gain power. The text challenges the assumption that the end of the cold war left the world a safer place, and suggests that when no international authority reigns, hegemony is the only true assurance of security.

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ISBN:
9780393978391
Author:
MEARSHEIMER, JOHN J.
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Location:
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Subject:
International Relations - Diplomacy
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Publication Date:
February 2002
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
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Pages:
555
Dimensions:
233 x 153 in.

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