Force and Statecraft: Diplomatic Problems of Our Time - Hardcover

Craig, Gordon A.; George, Alexander L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195092430 ISBN 13: 9780195092431

Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr, 1995

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 analyze the implications of the end of the Cold War, the collapse of communism, and the break-up of the Soviet Union. Surveying the evolution of the international system from the 17th century to the present, the authors show how a 20th-century diplomatic revolution has altered the international landscape.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0195092430
• ISBN 13: 9780195092431
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 304