Power politics / Rob de Wijk ; translation [from the Dutch]: Vivien Collingwood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wijk, Rob de, 1954- author.

Contributor:

Collingwood, Vivien, translator.

Standardized Title:

Machtspolitiek. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Balance of power.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

We tend to think of ourselves as living in a time when nations, for the most part, obey the rule of law - and where they certainly don't engage in the violent grabs for territory that have characterised so much of human history. But as Rob de Wijk shows in this book, power politics very much remains a force on the international scene. Offering analyses of such actions as Putin's annexation of the Crimea and China's attempts to claim large parts of the South China Sea, de Wijk explains why power politics never truly went away-and why, as the West's position weakens, it's likely to play a bigger and bigger role on the global stage in the coming years.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

1. Introduction: 19th-century behaviour in the 21st century?

2. Power and world order

3. Power and prosperity

4. What determines a country's power?

5. The rise and fall of great powers

6. The consequences of declining power

7. The declining power of Europe

8. Europe's soft power

9. The struggle for Ukraine

10. The rising power of China

11. Power politics in Asia

12. Conclusion: a stable or unstable world?

Notes

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Jan 2021).

ISBN:

1-003-72143-5

90-485-2989-1

9781003721437

OCLC:

1038664839