The tragedy of great power politics /

Mearsheimer, John J.

The tragedy of great power politics / John J. Mearsheimer, University of Chicago. - Updated edition. - New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2014. - xxi, 561 pages : illustrations, maps ; - The Norton series in world politics .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Anarchy and the struggle for power -- Wealth and power -- The primacy of land power -- Strategies for survival -- Great powers in action -- The offshore balancers -- Balancing versus buck-passing -- The causes of great power war -- Can China rise peacefully?

9780393349276 (pbk.)


Political history;
Political science
World politics
Great powers.
International relations.

320.09 / MEA