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The great powers and global struggle 1490-1990 / Karen A. Rasler & William R. Thompson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rasler, Karen A., 1952- author.
- Thompson, William R., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World politics.
- World politics--1945-1989.
- Geopolitics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (296 p.)
- Edition:
- Paperback edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In The Great Powers and Global Struggle, Karen A. Rasler and William R. Thompson focus on two themes: the rise and fall as well as the relative decline of major world powers over the past five hundred years, and the way in which these processes have set the stage for the outbreak of global war. Their interdisciplinary approach encompasses political science, economics, sociology, geography, and history. The most significant wars occur when regional leaders -- historically in Western Europe -- challenge global leaders. By studying the wars of Napoleon, Louis XIV, Phillip II and the Italian/Indi
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. An Overview of the Argument: Ascent, Decline, Transition, and War; 2. Tracing the Rise and Fall of Regional and Global Powers; 3. Global and Regional Transitions; 4. Concentration and Transitional Warfare; 5. Innovation, Decline, and War; 6. Perspectives on Overconsumption and Decline; 7. The Case against Tradeoffs as a Primary Cause of Decline; 8. Observations on Overextension and Territorial Traps; 9. The Model Recapitulated; 10. The Future of Transitional Warfare; Appendixes
- A. The Army Data and SourcesB. Identifying Systemic Wars; C. Cross-Correlations, Time Series Regressions, and Coefficients Derived from Vector Autoregression; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8131-9304-4
- 0-8131-3353-X
- 0-8131-4992-4
- OCLC:
- 621201516
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