| Description |
x, 415 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Preface -- 1. The great powers in the twentieth century : from dawn to dusk / Robert A. Pastor -- 2. Great Britain : decline and recovery / Robert J. Lieber -- 3. France : two obsessions for one century / Stanley Hoffmann -- 4. Germany : the continuities from Frederick the Great to the Federal Republic / Josef Joffe -- 5. The three Russias : decline, revolution, and reconstruction / Robert Legvold -- 6. The United States : divided by a revolutionary vision / Robert A. Pastor -- 7. Japan : opportunism in the pursuit of power / Kenneth B. Pyle -- 8. China : a tortuous path onto the world's stage / Michel Oksenberg -- 9. Looking back and forward : the trajectories of the great powers / Robert A. Pastor |
| Summary |
Will the world of the twenty-first century be dominated by global companies, ethnic strife, or rogue tyrants? This definitive volume argues convincingly that the answer depends on the actions of the world's great powers, which will continue to set the rules affecting globalization, culture, and pariah regimes.In 'A century's journey' , seven influential scholars trace the global strategies of the world's most powerful countries during the past 100 years. Through authoritative chapters on each great power, readers will learn how these countries redefined their interests in response to momentous changes and reshaped the world so that it bears only slight resemblance to the world of 1900.The scholars and their areas of expertise are Professors Robert A. Pastor (United States), Stanley Hoffman of Harvard University (France), Josef Joffe, Editor of 'Suddeutsche Zeitung' (Germany), Robert Legvold of Columbia University (Soviet Union/Russia), Robert J. Lieber of Georgetown University (Great Britain), Michael Oksenberg of Stanford University (China), and Kenneth Pyle of the University of Washington (Japan) |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-394) and index |
| Subject |
Great powers.
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World politics -- 20th century.
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| Author |
Hoffmann, Stanley, author
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Joffe, Josef, author
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Legvold, Robert, author
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Lieber, Robert J., 1941- author
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Oksenberg, Michel, 1938- author
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Pastor, Robert A., editor
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Pyle, Kenneth B., author
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| LC no. |
99040493 |
| ISBN |
0465054757 |
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0465054765 (paperback) |
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9780465054756 |
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9780465054763 |
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