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Schweller, Randall L

Deadly imbalances : tripolarity and Hitler's strategy of world conquest / Randall L Schweller - New York : Columbia University Press, ©1998. - x, 267 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

1. The Capabilities and Interests of the Major Powers --
2. A Study of Tripolar Systems --
3. State Responses to Threats and Opportunities --
4. Hitler's Tripolar Strategy --
5. The Path to War, 1935-1939 --
6. The Western and Polar Wars, 1939-1945 --
7. Conclusion.

Looking at the structure of the international system, this work seeks to explain the causes of World War II. The author argues that the structure of the international system was tripolar, not multipolar and this must be considered in any examination of the antecedent causes and events of the war

ISBN: 9780231110730

Publisher. No.: International Book Distributors :Flat No 14, Prakash Apartment 5 Ansari Road Darya Ganj New Delhi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Political Science
International relations
Balance of power.
Polarity.
Weltkrieg
Kriegsziel
Gleichgewichtspolitik

Dewey Class. No.: 327.101 SCH