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UNINA9910811932103321 |
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Titolo |
Is the West in decline? : historical, military, and economic perspectives / / edited by Benjamin M. Rowland |
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Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2016] |
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©2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (236 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Balance of power |
World politics |
International relations |
Geopolitics - Western countries |
Western countries Foreign relations |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; I: Systems in Decline; 1 Spengler's Decline of the West Revisited; 2 "Hegemonic" Decline, Emerging Powers, and Global Conflict; 3 Decline and Rise of China; 4 Habsburg Decline Revisited; 5 Europe after the Crisis; II: National Studies of Decline; 6 Obama's America and theQuestion of Decline; 7 Germany; 8 Italy's Decline; 9 Russia as a "Great Power"; 10 France; Index; About the Contributors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book examines decline in Europe and the United States from historical, military, and economic perspectives. Essays on China's rise and Russia's recent history frame the discussion. Is decline, as Spengler would have it, inevitable and irreversible? |
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