Polarity, balance of power and international relations theory : post-Cold War and the 19th century compared /: post-Cold War and the 19th century compared. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Goedele De Keersmacker.
• Authors: Keersmaeker, Goedele de
• Contents: Introduction : multipolarity and unipolarity after the Cold War -- Polarity : the emergence and development of a concept -- The bipolar Cold War and polarity theory -- The nineteenth century : multipolar, bipolar, or unipolar? -- Polarity after 1990, a historical comparison -- The French multipolarity discourse -- American hegemony, empire and unipolarity -- Multipolarity, balance of power and universal monarch -- Conclusions, the relevance of polarity theory?
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 320; International relations -- History; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Essays; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Reference; International relations; Politics and government; Europe -- Politics and government; United States -- Politics and government; Europe; United States; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319426525; 3319426524
• Related ISBNs: 9783319426518; 3319426516
• Notes: Note: Description based on print version record.
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