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The Weary Titan: Britain and the Experience of Relative Decline, 1895-1905
Aaron L. Friedberg
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Description for The Weary Titan: Britain and the Experience of Relative Decline, 1895-1905
Paperback. Presents a study of a controversy in Britain at the turn of the twentieth century. This book explains how England's rulers failed to understand and respond to the initial evidence of erosion in their country's industrial, financial, naval, and military power. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBLL; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 524.
How do statesmen become aware of unfavorable shifts in relative power, and how do they seek to respond to them? These are puzzles of considerable importance to theorists of international relations. As national decline has become an increasingly prominent theme in American political debate, these questions have also taken on an immediate, pressing significance. The Weary Titan is a penetrating study of a similar controversy in Britain at the turn of the twentieth century. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, Aaron Friedberg explains how England's rulers failed to understand and respond to the initial evidence of erosion in their ... Read more
How do statesmen become aware of unfavorable shifts in relative power, and how do they seek to respond to them? These are puzzles of considerable importance to theorists of international relations. As national decline has become an increasingly prominent theme in American political debate, these questions have also taken on an immediate, pressing significance. The Weary Titan is a penetrating study of a similar controversy in Britain at the turn of the twentieth century. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, Aaron Friedberg explains how England's rulers failed to understand and respond to the initial evidence of erosion in their ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691148007
SKU
V9780691148007
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About Aaron L. Friedberg
Aaron L. Friedberg is professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University. He is the author of "In the Shadow of the Garrison State" (Princeton).
Reviews for The Weary Titan: Britain and the Experience of Relative Decline, 1895-1905
Winner of the 1989 Edgar S. Furniss Book Award, Mershon Center for International Security Studies, Ohio State University "Friedberg's study is a valuable new contribution to this important issue, and both historians and political scientists will be indebted to him for it... The Weary Titan provide[s] us with the cautionary message that 'national security' in the proper sense of the ... Read more