Is the West in decline? : historical, military, and economic perspectives

Is the West in decline? : historical, military, and economic perspectives / edited by Benjamin M. Rowland.

This book examines decline in Europe and the United States from historical, military, and economic perspectives. Essays on China's rise and Russia's recent history frame the discussion. Is decline, as Spengler would have it, inevitable and irreversible?

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Rowland, Benjamin M. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]
Subjects:
Balance of power.
World politics.
International relations.
Geopolitics > Western countries.
international relations.
HISTORY > World.
Balance of power
Diplomatic relations
Geopolitics
International relations
World politics
Western countries > Foreign relations.
Western countries
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; I: Systems in Decline; 1 Spengler's Decline of the West Revisited; 2 "Hegemonic" Decline, Emerging Powers, and Global Conflict; 3 Decline and Rise of China; 4 Habsburg Decline Revisited; 5 Europe after the Crisis; II: National Studies of Decline; 6 Obama's America and the Question of Decline; 7 Germany; 8 Italy's Decline; 9 Russia as a "Great Power"; 10 France; Index; About the Contributors.

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