Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Mearsheimer, John J.

The tragedy of great power politics / Great power politics John J. Mearsheimer, University of Chicago. - Updated edition. - New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2014. - xxi, 561 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

First published as a Norton paperback 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.


Text in English.

ISBN: 9780393349276 0393349276

Standard No.: 40023523934

Source: W W Norton & Co Inc, Keystone Industrial Park Attn Mike Charnogursky 800 Keystone Industrial Park, Scranton, PA, USA, 18512 SAN 202-5795

LCCN: 2014498441

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB424012 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 016642760 Uk

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1800-1999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Balance of power.
World politics.
World politics--21st century.
Great powers.
International relations.
World politics--19th century.
World politics--20th century.

LC Class. No.: D397 / .M38 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 909.81