Great Strategic Rivalries

From the Classical World to the Cold War
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-0-19-062046-2
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 680 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 1299 g

Great Strategic Rivalries explores the histories and implications of past strategic rivalries so as to bring forth lessons pertinent to today's geopolitical world. The starting assumption is that each of these rivalries holds a number of areas of commonality from which one can determine pitfalls as well as opportunities (many of them missed). For instance, even a cursory glance at history's great strategic rivals indicates that virtually all of them began as "commercial rivalries" and then transitioned into a strategic rivalry centered on military power. One could even claim a commercial interest was at the heart of the US-USSR rivalry, but this time rather than a contest over global markets each power aimed at ensuring its economic ideology (Communism vs. Capitalism) was triumphant. In addition, history tells us that such enduring strategic rivalries typically end in one of three ways: a series of exhausting conflicts in which one side eventually prevails (Rome vs. Carthage), a peaceful and hopefully orderly transition (Great Britain vs. the US at the turn of the 20th century), or a one-sided collapse (Soviet Union in 1991).

The first work covering a key element of the strategic relationship between states from ancient history to the late 20th century, Great Strategic Rivalries fills a major gap in the historiography of state relations. Each chapter provides an accessible narrative of an historically significant rivalry, comprehensively covering all aspects (political, diplomatic, economic, and military) of its history. The authors -- including Barry Strauss, Geoffrey Parker, Williamson Murray, and Geoffrey Wawro -- are all renowned historians and recognized experts in their selected topics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lacey, James

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- IIntroduction, Dr. James G. Lacey

- Athens and Sparta, Dr. Paul A. Rahe

- Enduring Strategic Rivalries: Rome versus Carthage, Dr. Barry S. Strauss

- Rome, Parthia, and Sassanid Persia: Strategic Rivalries in the Classical Near East, Kenneth W. Harl, Tulane University

- "1066 and All That": English and French Strategic Rivalry During the Middle Ages, Dr. Kelly R. DeVries

- Genoa and Venice, Dr. Christine Shaw

- Incest, Blind Faith, and Conquest: The Spanish Habsburgs and their Enemies,

- 1516-1713, Dr. Geoffrey Parker

- Islam's Final Push, Andrew Wheatcroft

- A Contest for Trade and Empire: England v. France, 1658-1783, Dr. Matt

- Schumann

- Enduring Strategic Rivalries: Great Britain vs. France during the French Wars

- (1792-1815), Dr. Michael V. Leggiere

- The Franco-German Rivalry, Dr. Geoffrey Wawaro

- Enduring Strategic Rivalries: The British Empire versus the American Empire,

- c. 1812-c. 1940, Dr. Kathleen M. Burk

- Britain and Germany: 1914-1945, Dr. Williamson Murray

- China, Russia, and Japan and the Competition to Create a New World Order,

- Dr. S. C. M. Paine

- The Russo-German Strategic Rivalry: 1871-1945, Dr. Robert M. Citino

- Enduring Strategic Rivalries: US-Japan Strategic Rivalry to 1941, Dr. William M.

- Morgan

- Cold War Strategic Rivalry: The Soviet Union Contra Mundo (1945-1991),

- Dr. James H. Anderson

Über Autor(innen)

James Lacey is Course Director and Professor of both Strategic Studies and Political Economy at the Marine Corps War College. His previous books include The Shaping of Grand Strategy: Policy, Diplomacy, and War Diplomac, The Moment of Battle: Twenty Clashes that Changed the World, and The First Clash: The Miraculous Greek Victory at Marathon and Its Impact on Western Civilization.