Political economy and grand strategy a neoclassical realist view /

• Main Author: Brawley, Mark R. 1960-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
• Series: Routledge global security studies ; 13.
• Subjects: World politics > 20th century.; Balance of power > History > 20th century.; Strategy > History > 20th century.; Realism > Political aspects > History > 20th century.; POLITICAL SCIENCE > Globalization.; Electronic books.
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This book examines traditional balance of power theory from a political-economic perspective, using historical examples, to draw out distinctions between the liberal and realist approach and how this affects grand strategy.

Table of Contents:

• A neoclassical realist interpretation of grand strategy
• U.S. grand strategy in the early phases of the Cold War
• The hardening of alliances in the 1890s
• Power, wealth, and time in the mercantilist period
• Britain's naval scare of 1909
• Behind the Maginot Line : French grand strategy 1919-1939
• The consequences of mismanagement : Soviet grand strategy in the 1980s
• Evaluating and refining the neoclassical realist approach.