The pursuit of dominance : 2000 years of superpower grand strategy / Christopher J. Fettweis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fettweis, Christopher J., author.

Series:

Oxford Academic

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strategy--History.

Strategy.

Strategy--Case studies.

Great powers--History.

Great powers.

Great powers--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 pages)

Edition:

First Edition

Place of Publication:

New York, NY Oxford University Press 2023

Summary:

How do great countries stay that way? The United States is the most powerful actor in the international system, but it is facing a set of challenges that might lead to its decline as this century unfolds. This book looks to the past for guidance, examining the grand strategy of previous superpowers to see how they maintained, or failed to maintain, their status. Over the course of six cases, from ancient Rome to the British Empire, it seeks guidance from the past for present U.S. policymakers. How did previous empires, regional hegemons, or simply dominant powers forge grand strategy? How did they define their interests, and then assemble the tools to address them? What did they do right, and where did they err? What-if anything-can current U.S. strategists learn from the experience of earlier superpowers?

Contents:

The Roman Empire

The Tang dynasty

The Mongols

The Ottoman Empire

Imperial Spain

The British Empire.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Fettweis, Christopher J. Pursuit of dominance

ISBN:

9780197646663

0197646662

9780197646656

0197646654

9780197646670

0197646670

OCLC:

1344160818