| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 213 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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 theQuestion of Decline; 7 Germany; 8 Italy's Decline; 9 Russia as a "Great Power"; 10 France; Index; About the Contributors. |
| Summary |
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? |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Balance of power.
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Balance of power. |
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World politics.
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World politics. |
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International relations.
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International relations. |
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Geopolitics -- Western countries.
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Western countries. |
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Western countries -- Foreign relations.
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international relations. |
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Geopolitics. |
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HISTORY -- World. |
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Diplomatic relations. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Rowland, Benjamin M., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Is the West in decline? Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016] 9781498518529 (cloth : alk. paper) (DLC) 2015027468 |
| ISBN |
9781498518536 ebook |
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1498518532 |
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9781498518529 cloth : alkaline paper |
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9781498518536 ebook |
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1498518524 |
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