Great Power Peace and American Primacy
The Origins and Future of a New International Order
Published on 17. January 2014
Book
Hardback
XV, 261 pages
978-1-137-29947-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book explains the period of great power peace in the last fifty years and outlines the path to perpetuating it. Drawing on the Realist tradition and challenging conventional wisdom about the causes of American primacy, Baron explores contributions to peace made by the balance of power, nuclear weapons, democracy and globalization.
Reviews / Votes
"Joshua Baron has a profound understanding of how power works and how to make it work better. In Great Power Peace and American Primacy, he advances prophetic, provocative, and worldly arguments about the future of political order, stability, and peace. This is top-notch work on a grand scale by a formidable and ingenious thinker." - Joseph M. Parent, University of Miami, USA
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Series
Edition
2013 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
XV, 261 p.
Dimensions
Height: 218 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-29947-5 (9781137299475)
DOI
10.1057/9781137299482
Schweitzer Classification
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Person
Joshua Baron is a researcher, lecturer, and consultant on international and interpersonal conflict. He advises groups on how to achieve and maintain healthy levels of conflict. His work has been published by, among others,
Harvard Business Review
,
The Huffington Post
, and
International Studies Review
.
Content
Introduction: Seasons of Darkness and Light 1. The Transformation of Great Power Politics 2. A Theory of Order: Explaining Change in International Politics 3. A Season of Light: The Balance of Power and the Westphalian Order 4. A Fifty Years' Crisis: The Collapse of the Westphalian Order and the Path to Total War 5. Dawn of a New Day: The Rise of the American Order 6. Getting MAD and Even: Nuclear Weapons, Bipolarity, and a New Kind of Rivalry 7. Balance of Power and Its Critics: The Limitations of Current Paradigms 8. Preserving Peace in the 21st Century: Thought and Action in a Newly-Ordered World Conclusion: The Need for Vigilance and Sacrifice ?