TY - BOOK AU - Wijk,Rob de AU - Collingwood,Vivien TI - Power politics SN - 9789048529896 AV - JZ1313 .W5513 2015 U1 - 327.112 23 PY - 2015///] CY - [Amsterdam?] PB - AUP KW - Balance of power KW - History KW - 21st century KW - International relations KW - Équilibre des puissances KW - Histoire KW - 21e siècle KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books KW - lcgft N1 - "Originally published as: Rob de Wijk, Machtspolitiek ... translation: Vivien Collingwood"--Title page verso; Preface --; 1; Introduction: 19th-century behaviour in the 21st century? --; 2; Power and world order --; 3; Power and prosperity --; 4; What determines a country's power? --; 5; The rise and fall of great powers --; 6; The consequences of declining power --; 7; The declining power of Europe --; 8; Europe's soft power --; 9; The struggle for Ukraine --; 10; The rising power of China --; 11; Power politics in Asia --; 12; Conclusion: a stable or unstable world? --; Notes --; Index N2 - We tend to think of ourselves as living in a time when nations, for the most part, obey the rule of law - and where they certainly don't engage in the violent grabs for territory that have characterised so much of human history. But as Rob de Wijk shows in this book, power politics very much remains a force on the international scene. Offering analyses of such actions as Putin's annexation of the Crimea and China's attempts to claim large parts of the South China Sea, de Wijk explains why power politics never truly went away-and why, as the West's position weakens, it's likely to play a bigger and bigger role on the global stage in the coming years UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1129553 ER -