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War and Change in World Politics
Robert Gilpin
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Paperback. rofessor Gilpin uses history, sociology, and economic theory to identify the forces causing change in the world order. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442. 288 pages, illustrations. rofessor Gilpin uses history, sociology, and economic theory to identify the forces causing change in the world order. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JPS. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight: 446.
War and Change in World Politics introduces the reader to an important new theory of international political change. Arguing that the fundamental nature of international relations has not changed over the millennia, Professor Gilpin uses history, sociology, and economic theory to identify the forces causing change in the world order. The discussion focuses on the differential growth of power in the international system and the result of this unevenness. A shift in the balance of power - economic or military - weakens the foundations of the existing system, because those gaining power see the increasing benefits and the decreasing cost ... Read more
War and Change in World Politics introduces the reader to an important new theory of international political change. Arguing that the fundamental nature of international relations has not changed over the millennia, Professor Gilpin uses history, sociology, and economic theory to identify the forces causing change in the world order. The discussion focuses on the differential growth of power in the international system and the result of this unevenness. A shift in the balance of power - economic or military - weakens the foundations of the existing system, because those gaining power see the increasing benefits and the decreasing cost ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521273763
SKU
V9780521273763
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Reviews for War and Change in World Politics
' … Professor Gilpin provides in place of the tedious and vacuous theorizing common in the literature an intelligent and intellectually stimulating, if speculative, study of major issues in world politics. As such it can be highly recommended.' The Times Higher Education Supplement 'Gilpin has read widely and thoughtfully, and future analysis of big changes in the world political system ... Read more