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Fragile rise : grand strategy and the fate of Imperial Germany, 1871-1914 / Xu Qiyu ; foreword by Graham Allison ; translated by Joshua Hill.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Xu, Qiyu, 1974- author.
- Allison, Graham T., author of foreword.
- Series:
- Belfer Center studies in international security
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Strategy.
- Balance of power.
- Geopolitics.
- History.
- Germany--Foreign relations--1871-.
- Germany.
- International relations.
- Europe--Politics and government--1871-1918.
- Europe.
- Politics and government.
- Germany--Politics and government--1871-1918.
- Geopolitics--Germany--History.
- Germany--Strategic aspects.
- Balance of power--Case studies.
- Strategy--Case studies.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (368 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : The MIT Press, 2017.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Germany's rise to power before World War I from a Chinese persective, and the geopolitical lessons for today. A series of solemn anniversary events have marked the centenary of World War I. Could history repeat itself in today's geopolitics? Now, as then, a land power with a growing economy and a maritime power with global commitments are the two leading states in the international system. Most ominously, the outbreak of war in 1914 is a stark reminder that nations cannot rely on economic interdependence and ongoing diplomacy to keep the peace. In Fragile Rise, Xu Qiyu offers a Chinese perspective on the course of German grand strategy in the decades before World War I. Xu shows how Germany's diplomatic blunders turned its growing power into a liability instead of an asset. Bismarck's successors provoked tension and conflict with the other European great powers. Germany's attempts to build a powerful navy alienated Britainches Fearing an assertive Germany, France and Russia formed an alliance, leaving the declining Austro-Hungarian Empire as Germany's only major ally. Xu's account demonstrates that better strategy and statesmanship could have made a difference -- for Germany and Europe. His analysis offers important lessons for the leaders of China and other countries. Fragile Rise reminds us that the emergence of a new great power creates risks that can be managed only by adroit diplomats, including the leaders of the emerging power. In the twenty-first century, another great war may not be inevitable. Heeding the lessons of Fragile Rise could make it even less likely.
- Notes:
- OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
- ISBN:
- 9780262340632
- 0262340631
- OCLC:
- 1062587944
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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