The balance of power is one of the most influential ideas in international relations, yet it has never been comprehensively examined in pre-modern or non-European contexts. This book redresses this imbalance. The authors present eight new case studies of balancing and balancing failure in pre-modern and non-European international systems.

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Yes, you can access Balance of Power in World History by S. Kaufman, R. Little, W. Wohlforth, S. Kaufman,R. Little,W. Wohlforth in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & World History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Year

2007

ISBN

9780230591684

Topic

History

Subtopic

World History

Index

History

Cover
Contents
List of Tables and Maps
Acknowledgments
Biographies
1 Introduction: Balance and Hierarchy in International Systems
2 Balancing and Balancing Failure in Biblical Times: Assyria and the Ancient Middle Eastern System, 900–600 BCE
3 The Greek City-States in the Fifth Century BCE: Persia and the Balance of Power
4 Intra-Greek Balancing, the Mediterranean Crisis of c. 201–200 BCE, and the Rise of Rome
5 The Forest and the King of Beasts: Hierarchy and Opposition in Ancient India (c. 600–232 BCE)
6 The Triumph of Domination in the Ancient Chinese System
7 ‘A Republic for Expansion’: The Roman Constitution and Empire and Balance-of-Power Theory
8 Hierarchy and Resistance in American State-Systems 1400–1800 CE
9 Stability and Hierarchy in East Asian International Relations, 1300–1900 CE
10 Conclusion: Theoretical Insights from the Study of World History
Appendix A
Bibliography
Index