| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations. |
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text file |
| Series |
Cornell studies in security affairs
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Cornell studies in security affairs.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : The Power to Divide in Alliance Politics -- The Theory of Selective Accommodation -- Germany Fails to Detach Japan, 1914-17 -- Germany Keeps the United States Neutral, 1914-16 -- The Entente Fails to Keep Turkey Neutral, 1914 -- The Entente Realigns Italy, 1915 -- Britain and France Fail to Neutralize Italy, 1936-40 -- Germany Divides the USSR from Britain and France, 1939 -- Britain and the United States Neutralize Spain, 1940-41 -- Germany Fails to Realign Turkey, 1941 -- When Does Selective Accommodation Work? Claims and Case Comparisons -- Selective Accommodation in Great Power Competition and U.S. Grand Strategy. |
| Summary |
"[This book] explains how states use 'wedge strategies' to divide adversaries. It examines history of great power alliance politics around World Wars I and II and, in present context of great power competition, considers a Chinese strategy to divide U.S. and India and a U.S. strategy to divide China and Russia"-- Provided by publisher |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Alliances -- History -- 20th century.
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Alliances. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
World politics -- 1900-1945.
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1945 |
| Subject |
International relations -- History -- 20th century.
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International relations. |
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World politics. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- Diplomacy. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Crawford, Timothy W. Power to divide. Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021 9781501754715 (DLC) 2020031366 |
| ISBN |
1501754726 (electronic book) |
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9781501754739 (electronic book) |
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1501754734 (electronic book) |
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9781501754722 (electronic book) |
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9781501754715 (hardcover) |
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