The tragedy of Great Power politics

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Title:

Author:

Mearsheimer, John J.

ISBN:

9780393978391

Personal Author:

Mearsheimer, John J.

Publication Information:

New York : Norton, c2001.

Physical Description:

xvi, 555 p. ; 24 cm.

Abstract:

"A decade after the end of the Cold War, both policy makers and academics foresee a new era of peace and prosperity, an era when democracy, open trade, and mutual trust will join hands to banish war from the globe. With insight worthy of The Prince, John Mearsheimer exposes the truth behind this idyllic illusion: in a world where no international authority reigns above states, great powers invariably seek to gain power at each other's expense and to establish themselves as the dominant state."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

World politics -- 19th century.

World politics -- 20th century.

Great powers.

International relations.

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The terrorist attacks ofSeptember 11, 2001, sadly shattered these idyllic illusions, and JohnMearsheimer's masterful new book explains why these harmonious visionsremain utopian. To Mearsheimer, great power politics are tragic becausethe anarchy of the international system requires states to seekdominance at one another's expense, dooming even peaceful nations to arelentless power struggle. Mearsheimer illuminates his theory ofoffensive realism through a sweeping survey of modern great powerstruggles and reflects on the bleak prospects for peace in Europe andnortheast Asia, arguing that the United States's security competitionwith a rising China will intensify regardless of "engagement" policies.