Hegemonic War and Grand Strategy (eBook)

Ludwig Dehio, World History, and the American Future

Aaron M. Zack (Autor)

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2016
172 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-2310-3 (ISBN)

Infos

This book examines the thought of German international relations scholar Ludwig Dehio and his insight into the dynamics of hegemonic conflicts. It analyzes the various attempts to conquer the European continent from the Hellenistic period to the twentieth century and how these bids for power relate to contemporary American grand strategy.

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Ludwig Dehio advances a theory of the historical dynamic of the modern European state system (1494-1945) and its hegemonic wars. After explaining Dehio's thoughts about why none of the European Powers were successful in their attempts to conquer the Continent, the text analyzes bids for hegemony in the historical Hellenic, Hellenistic, Roman, Renaissance Italian, modern European, and western hemispheric state systems. The purpose of these analyses is to demonstrate how Dehio's thought illuminates the dynamics of hegemonic conflicts. Additionally, in these chapters we note how prior hegemonic struggles illuminate some of the dilemmas of contemporary American grand strategy. The manuscript then considers how Dehio's thoughts on hegemony enrich our understanding of contemporary challenges, such as the struggles for power in the Middle East and East Asia, the rise of China and its Western Hemispheric ambitions, and American grand strategic options. The text concludes by arguing that Dehio's thought suggests that particular grand strategies will partially determine the global system's movement towards destructive bids for hegemony, or a viable plural order.

Autor

Aaron M. Zack teaches political science at Baruch College, CUNY.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Introduction and MethodologyChapter 2: Dehio’s Theory: The Wars for Hegemony in Europe and Rise of the World PowersChapter 3: Hegemonic War and the Hellenic State SystemChapter 4: The Hellenistic State System and Roman HegemonyChapter 5: Hegemony and Culture: The Italian Renaissance State System and the Roman EmpireChapter 6: Dehio and German Historiography: Interpreting the German Bid for SupremacyChapter 7: The European System and the Western Hemisphere: The Dynamics of Hegemony and PluralityChapter 8: Dehio’s Theory and Contemporary American Grand StrategyChapter 9: Hegemonic War, American Grand Strategy, and the Contemporary Middle Eastern State SystemChapter 10: Hegemonic War, American Grand Strategy, and the Contemporary East Asian State SystemConclusion: The Future of Global Order: Hegemonic Conflict or Concert of Great PowersAfterword: Hegemony, Nihilism, and Decline

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.11.2016
• Zusatzinfo: 8 Illustrations including: - 8 Maps.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
• Schlagworte: American foreign policy • Balance of Power • Diplomacy • Empire • German History • global order • Hegemonic Power • hegemony • imperialism • International Politics • Ludwig Dehio • United States • war
• ISBN-10: 1-4985-2310-2 / 1498523102
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-2310-3 / 9781498523103