Description
The Greek historian Thucydides described in his History of the Peloponnesian War the dynamics that led to a great ancient war between the rising power of Athens and the dominant Sparta in the 5th century BC, which was greatly concerned about these changes. Graham Allison, a political science professor at Harvard, believes that a similar dynamic has repeated itself sixteen times in the last five centuries. A survey of history shows that twelve times the race of a rising great power against a hegemon ended in war. Only four times was peace successfully preserved. And the seventeenth repetition is on the horizon: the global order faces a fundamental question of whether the significantly strengthening China and the existing great power, the United States, can escape Thucydides' trap. The author, who has the gift of engaging not only experts but also the general reader with his historical insight, presents the conclusions and steps necessary to avoid war.
Information
Author: Allison Graham
Publication date: January 9, 2023
Manufacturer: Dr. Aleš Lederer
Genres: History and facts, Society and politics, International relations, Books, Specialized and technical literature, Social sciences
Type: Books - paperback
Pages: 435
ISBN/EAN: 9788072605521