Preserving Power Through Coalitions Comparing the Grand Strategy of Great Britain and the United States

Name: Preserving Power Through Coalitions Comparing the Grand Strategy of Great Britain and the United States
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ISBN: 9780275962203

ISBN-10: 0275962202

ISBN-13: 9780275962203

Edition: 2003

Authors: Maria Sampanis

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What do you do if-after years of doing what you want, getting others to do what you want, and essentially calling the shots-you can no longer simply do what you wish, convince others to do as you prefer, and dictate agendas? Sampanis examines through the lens of agricultural policy this dilemma faced by hegemons in decline, those once preeminent states whose dominance is gradually eroded by the very successes they encouraged. As a self-preservation measure the United States-and Great Britain before it-negotiated arrangements with weaker states to gain bargaining power with challengers. Forming a coalition with those previously ignored, these declining hegemons maneuvered survival. Britain…

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List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 11/30/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 168
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.44" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Illustrations


Preface



The Argument



Introduction



The Vertical Coalition, or, the Fourth Variant



Great Britain



Great Britain: A Hegemon in Decline



Great Britain: Before World War I



Great Britain: After World War I



The United States



United States: A Hegemon in Decline



United States: Trade



United States: Finance