01916cam a22003615i 4500 27879 27850 18421969 EG-ScBUE 20191126135009.0 141230t20142014nyuab f b 001 0 eng d 9780393349276 (pbk.) DLC eng rda DLC DLC EG-ScBUE 327.101 MEA 22 Mearsheimer, John J. author. The tragedy of great power politics / John J. Mearsheimer, University of Chicago. Updated edition. New York ; London : W. W. Norton & Company, [2014] c2014 xxi, 561 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Norton series in world politics Includes bibliographical references and index. Anarchy and the struggle for power -- Wealth and power -- The primacy of land power -- Strategies for survival -- Great powers in action -- The offshore balancers -- Balancing versus buck-passing -- The causes of great power war -- Can China rise peacefully? The anarchy of the international system requires states to seek dominance at one another's expense, dooming even peaceful nations to a relentless power struggle. The best survival strategy is to become a regional hegemon and to make sure that no other hegemon emerges elsewhere. He predicts that China will attempt to dominate Asia while the US will be determined to remain the world's sole regional hegemon. The tragedy of great power politics is inescapable. World politics 19th century. BUEsh 21447 World politics 20th century. BUEsh Great powers. BUEsh 9971 International relations. BUEsh BUSBOL MASPPSS November2019 Reading book ddc BB 0 0 ddc 0 0 Baccah MAIN MAIN 1ST 2019-11-26 Purchase 340.00 3 6 327.101 MEA 000048371 2025-07-15 00:00:00 2025-02-18 425.00 2019-11-26 BB