The Fall of Great Powers: Peace, Stability and Legitimacy - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8200219224 ISBN 13: 9788200219224

Publisher: Aschehoug AS, 1994

Synopsis

The collapse of the Soviet Union has produced many dramatic effects, some positive--the end of the Cold War, disarmament, self-determination for Central Europe--and others quite negative--ethnic conflict in the former Soviet Union and Yugoslavia and general instability in the region. In a thorough analysis of the Soviet case, Britain, Austria-Hungary, Germany, and the United States, this timely study examines why great powers fall. The contributors examine the wide-ranging consequences of the fall of great powers for peace and stability in the world. They focus much attention on the tension between stability and legitimacy and between a peaceful and just democratic order. The contributors include many of the world's leading experts in their respective fields, among them Paul Kennedy, John Gaddis, William McNeill and Immanuel Wallerstein.

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Synopsis

The last few years have witnessed the rapid and complete collapse of the Soviet Union. This collapse has produced many dramatic effects, some of them considered beneficial (the ending of the Cold War, disarmament, self-determination for Eastern Europe); others negative (ethnic conflict in the old Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, instability in general). This study investigates why great powers fall, analyzing not only the Soviet case, but also Britain, Austria-Hungary, Germany and the USA. Proceeding from this, the contributors examine the consequences of the fall of great powers for peace and stability in the world. The tension between stability and legitimacy, between a peaceful and a just democratic order, is particularly explored.

Edition details

• Publisher: Aschehoug AS
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8200219224
• ISBN 13: 9788200219224
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 414
• Editor: Lundestad Geir