Small states in world politics : the story of small state survival, 1648-2016 / Matthias Maass.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maass, Matthias, author.

Series:

Manchester International Relations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

States, Small.

International relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 263 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2017.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

What is the story behind the paradoxical survival of small and weak states in a world of great powers and crude power politics? And what explains the dramatic rise and fall in the number of states overtime, following no consistent trend and not showing an immediately obvious direction or pattern? The answers lie at the system-level: Small states survival is shaped by the international states system.

Contents:

Introducing small state survival as a historical phenomenon

Defining and quantifying the small state

Power politics and small state survival: the classic balance of power, 1648-1814

Small state survival in a system of collective hegemony: the concert system, 1815-1918

Small state survival and proliferation in twentieth-century system of collective security and global governance, 1919-2016

The story of small state survival: past, present, and future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on April 8, 2026).

ISBN:

9781526132406

1526132400

9781526108531

1526108534

OCLC:

1008761626