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. Ed(S): Williams, Kristen P.; Lobell, Steven E.; Jesse, Neal G. - Beyond Great Powers and Hegemons - 9780804771634 - V9780804771634
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Beyond Great Powers and Hegemons

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Description for Beyond Great Powers and Hegemons Hardback. This book provides frameworks and case studies examining the interests, motivations, objectives, and strategies of smaller states in response to a regional or global hegemon. Editor(s): Williams, Kristen P.; Lobell, Steven E.; Jesse, Neal G. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.

This book adds a new dimension to the discussion of the relationship between the great powers and the weaker states that align with them—or not. Previous studies have focused on the role of the larger (or super) power and how it manages its relationships with other states, or on how great or major powers challenge or balance the hegemonic state. Beyond Great Powers and Hegemons seeks to explain why weaker states follow more powerful global or regional states or tacitly or openly resist their goals, and how they navigate their relationships with the hegemon. The authors explore the interests, motivations, ... Read more

Through the analysis of both historical and contemporary cases that feature global and regional hegemons in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and South Asia, and that address a range of interest areas—from political, to economic and military—the book reveals the domestic and international factors that account for the motivations and actions of weaker states.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804771634
SKU
V9780804771634
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About . Ed(S): Williams, Kristen P.; Lobell, Steven E.; Jesse, Neal G.
Kristen P. Williams is Professor of Political Science at Clark University. Steven E. Lobell is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Utah. Neal G. Jesse is Associate Professor of Political Science at Bowling Green State University.

Reviews for Beyond Great Powers and Hegemons
"Beyond Great Powers and Hegemons illustrates how secondary and tertiary states must balance short-term and long-term risks and domestic and international pressures when dealing with hegemons. The authors convincingly demonstrate that regime type does not play the critical role in the decision making process . . . As the world continues to shift toward an unbalanced multipolar power structure where ... Read more

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