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Soldiers, Statecraft, and History: Coercive Diplomacy and International Order
James A. Nathan
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Paperback. The increasing capacity of states to muster violence, the concomitant rise of military power as a meaningful instrument of foreign policy, and the frequent episodic collapse of that power are considered in this examination of force, order, and diplomacy. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
The increasing capacity of states to muster violence, the concomitant rise of military power as a meaningful instrument of foreign policy, and the frequent episodic collapse of that power are considered in this examination of force, order, and diplomacy. Nathan points to periods of relative order and stability in international relations-the time immediately prior to the rise of Frederick the Great, for example, or the half century after the Napoleonic Wars-as times when states have been most vulnerable to spoilers and rogues. Only the power of the Cold War blocs fostered durable order. Now, notwithstanding novel elements of globalization, international ... Read more
The increasing capacity of states to muster violence, the concomitant rise of military power as a meaningful instrument of foreign policy, and the frequent episodic collapse of that power are considered in this examination of force, order, and diplomacy. Nathan points to periods of relative order and stability in international relations-the time immediately prior to the rise of Frederick the Great, for example, or the half century after the Napoleonic Wars-as times when states have been most vulnerable to spoilers and rogues. Only the power of the Cold War blocs fostered durable order. Now, notwithstanding novel elements of globalization, international ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780275976415
SKU
V9780275976415
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About James A. Nathan
JAMES A. NATHAN is Khaled bin Sultan Eminent Scholar and Professor of International Relations at Auburn University. His most recent book is Anatomy of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Greenwood, 2000).
Reviews for Soldiers, Statecraft, and History: Coercive Diplomacy and International Order
This small volume is as timely as the evening's news, as profound as the classics in history and politics. In 174 pages plus a bibliographic essay, Nathan provides a well-packed treatise on war, international order, and diplomacy in major segments of Western history. The book is as rich in history as in theories of international relations. Its historical range is ... Read more