Great power peace and American primacy : the origins and future of a new international order / Joshua Baron.
"From the turn of the 15th century until the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, the great powers frequently fought wars or regularly stood on the precipice of conflict. In contrast, for more than fifty years we have lived through an unprecedented period of great power peace. This book advances a the...
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Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2014.
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Table of Contents:
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- Introduction: Seasons of Darkness and Light1. The Transformation of Great Power Politics2. A Theory of Order: Explaining Change in International Politics3. A Season of Light: The Balance of Power and the Westphalian Order4. A Fifty Years' Crisis: The Collapse of the Westphalian Order and the Path to Total War5. Dawn of a New Day: The Rise of the American Order6. Getting MAD and Even: Nuclear Weapons, Bipolarity, and a New Kind of Rivalry7. Balance of Power and Its Critics: The Limitations of Current Paradigms8. Preserving Peace in the 21st Century: Thought and Action in a Newly-Ordered WorldConclusion: The Need for Vigilance and Sacrifice.