Force and Statecraft: Diplomatic Problems of Our Time - Softcover

Craig, Gordon A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195057309 ISBN 13: 9780195057300

Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, 1990

Synopsis

A leading historian of international affairs and a distinguished political scientist bring the rich experience of the past to bear upon the perplexities that confront today's statesman. They survey the evolution of the international system from the emergence of the modern state in the seventeenth century to the present, paying particular attention to the nineteenth century's balance-of-power system, principles of which still determine many of the usages of modern diplomacy. The author show, however, that this classical system has been profoundly altered by a twentieth-century diplomatic revolution: a complex of political, economic, military, and ideological factors that has destroyed the homogeneity of the international community and confronted diplomats with new problems and the need to find new expedients to deal with them. The effects of this revolution on the abortive experiment in system-making between the two world wars are described in detail, and the authors show how the modalities of the Cold War and the principles of the Nixon-Kissinger detente strategy were attempts to overcome them. The revised Second Edition includes an entirely new chapter on U.S.-Soviet cooperation and expanded coverage of the Reagan years, as well as a new analysis of the current international system."

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"Force and Statecraft is . . . a great classic on the topic."--Jalil Roshandel, Duke University "This is the best book in terms of its organization, writing, and quality of ideas as well as a superb framing of the problems and issues in this field."--John D. Stempel, University of Kentucky "Force and Statecraft is . . . a great classic on the topic."--Jalil Roshandel, Duke University "This is the best book in terms of its organization, writing, and quality of ideas as well as a superb framing of the problems and issues in this field."--John D. Stempel, University of Kentucky "Force and Statecraft is . . . a great classic on the topic."--Jalil Roshandel, Duke University "This is the best book in terms of its organization, writing, and quality of ideas as well as a superb framing of the problems and issues in this field."--John D. Stempel, University of Kentucky "Force and Statecraft is . . . a great classic on the topic."--Jalil Roshandel, Duke University "This is the best book in terms of its organization, writing, and quality of ideas as well as a superb framing of the problems and issues in this field."--John D. Stempel, University of Kentucky

Synopsis

This edition has been revised and updated to include recent information on US-Soviet security co-operation, coverage of the policies of the Reagan administration, and a new analysis of the state of the current international security systems.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195057309
• ISBN 13: 9780195057300
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 325