Rethinking the World: Great Power Strategies and International Order

by Jeffrey W. Legro

Book Overview

Stunning shifts in the worldviews of states mark the modern history of international affairs: how do societies think about--and rethink--international order and security? Japan's "opening," German conquest, American internationalism, Maoist independence, and Gorbachev's "new thinking" molded international conflict and cooperation in their eras. How do we explain such momentous changes in foreign policy--and in other cases their equally surprising...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801473837
• ISBN13: 9780801473838
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher