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The tragedy of great power politics /John J Mearsheimer

By: John J MearsheimerContributor(s): John J MearsheimerMaterial type: Text

TextPublisher number: Vedi Books Pvt.Ltd | ;Unit-3,Rahul Apartments 24/24 Ansari Road Daryaganj,New Delhi-2Series: Norton series in world politicsPublication details: New York : W.W. Norton & Company , 2014Description: xxi, 561 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmISBN: 9780393349276Subject(s): Social ScienceGenre/Form: Political ScienceDDC classification: 327.101 MEA

Contents:

Anarchy and the struggle for power -- Wealth and power -- The primacy of land power -- Strategies for survival -- Great powers in action -- The offshore balancers -- Balancing versus buck-passing -- The causes of great power war -- Can China rise peacefully?

Summary: 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. The best survival strategy is to become a regional hegemon and to make sure that no other hegemon emerges elsewhere. He predicts that China will attempt to dominate Asia while the US will be determined to remain the world's sole regional hegemon. The tragedy of great power politics is inescapable.

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Anarchy and the struggle for power --
Wealth and power --
The primacy of land power --
Strategies for survival --
Great powers in action --
The offshore balancers --
Balancing versus buck-passing --
The causes of great power war --
Can China rise peacefully?

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. The best survival strategy is to become a regional hegemon and to make sure that no other hegemon emerges elsewhere. He predicts that China will attempt to dominate Asia while the US will be determined to remain the world's sole regional hegemon. The tragedy of great power politics is inescapable.

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