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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822678503321

Autore

Fettweis Christopher J

Titolo

Dangerous times? : the international politics of great power peace / / by Christopher J. Fettweis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2010

ISBN

1-58901-686-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (284 p.)

Disciplina

327.1/72

Soggetti

Peace

War

Great powers

World politics - 21st century

International relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Anxiety, Danger and the Ghost of Norman Angell; Part One: Theory; 1 Explaining Behavioral Change: Why Norms Evolve; 2 From Opium to Obsolescence: The Norms of War; Part Two: Evidence; 3 On Predicting International Affairs; 4 Evaluating the Crystal Balls; 5 Resource Wars? The Three Stages of Petroleum Politics; Part Three: Implications; 6 Theory and Great Power Peace; 7 Grand Strategy and Great Power Peace; 8 Foreign Policy and Great Power Peace: Restraint in Practice; Conclusion: Angell, Honor, and the Proliferation of Peace

BibliographyIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

What horrors will the twenty-first century bring? For many people, a clash of civilizations and a perilous return to great power rivalries are the dominant visions of things to come. Fueled by daily headlines, overwhelming majorities of people from all