Bibliograph

When right makes might, rising powers and world order, Stacie E. Goddard

Type

Label

When right makes might, rising powers and world order, Stacie E. Goddard

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-233) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

When right makes might

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1028910935

Responsibility statement

Stacie E. Goddard

Series statement

Cornell studies in security affairs

Sub title

rising powers and world order

Summary

"Analyzes the question of whether great powers choose to accommodate, contain, or confront a rising power depends on the legitimacy of the challenger's expansionist aims"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The great powers' dilemma : uncertainty, intentions, and rising power politics -- The politics of legitimacy : how a rising power's right makes might -- America's ambiguous ambition : Britain and the accomodation of the United States, 1817-1823 -- Prussia's rule-bound revolution : Europe and the destruction of the balance of power, 1863-1864 -- Germany's rhetorical rage : Britain and the abandonment of appeasement, 1938-1939 -- Japan's folly : Manchuria and the turn to revolution, 1931-1933 -- Conclusion : legitimacy, power, and strategy

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