Fragile Rise: Grand Strategy and the Fate of Imperial Germany, 1871-1914

by Qiyu Xu and Xu Qiyu

Germany's rise to power before World War I from a Chinese persective, and the geopolitical lessons for today.

A series of solemn anniversary events have marked the centenary of World War I. Could history repeat itself in today's geopolitics? Now, as then, a land power with a growing economy and a maritime power with global commitments are the two leading states in the international system. Most ominously, the outbreak of war in 1914 is a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262036053
• ISBN13: 9780262036054
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher