The update of this classic treatise on the behavior of great powers takes a penetrating look at the question likely to dominate international relations in the twenty-first century: Can China rise peacefully? To John J. Mearsheimer, great power politics are tragic because the anarchy of the international system requires states to seek dominance at one another’s expense, dooming ...(展开全部)

The update of this classic treatise on the behavior of great powers takes a penetrating look at the question likely to dominate international relations in the twenty-first century: Can China rise peacefully? To John J. Mearsheimer, great power politics are tragic because the anarchy of the international system requires states to seek dominance at one another’s expense, dooming ...(展开全部)

A decade after the cold war ended, policy makers and academics foresaw a new era of peace and prosperity, an era in which dem ocracy and open trade would herald the "end of history." The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, sadly shattered these idyllic illusions, and John Mearsheimer's masterful new book explains why these harmonious visions remain utopian. To Mearsheimer,...(展开全部)

A decade after the cold war ended, policy makers and academics foresaw a new era of peace and prosperity, an era in which dem ocracy and open trade would herald the "end of history." The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, sadly shattered these idyllic illusions, and John Mearsheimer's masterful new book explains why these harmonious visions remain utopian. To Mearsheimer,...(展开全部)

How do leaders perceive threat levels in world politics, and what effects do those perceptions have on policy choices? Mark L. Haas focuses on how ideology shapes perception. He does not delineate the content of particular ideologies, but rather the degree of difference among them. Degree of ideological difference is, he believes, the crucial factor as leaders decide which nati...(展开全部)

Can great powers be confident that their peers have benign intentions? States that trust each other can live at peace; those that mistrust each other are doomed to compete for arms and allies and may even go to war. Sebastian Rosato explains that states routinely lack the kind of information they need to be convinced that their rivals mean them no harm. Even in cases that suppo...(展开全部)

Can great powers be confident that their peers have benign intentions? States that trust each other can live at peace; those that mistrust each other are doomed to compete for arms and allies and may even go to war. Sebastian Rosato explains that states routinely lack the kind of information they need to be convinced that their rivals mean them no harm. Even in cases that suppo...(展开全部)

The essays collected in this new volume reveal Isaiah Berlin at his most lucid and accessible. He was constitutionally incapable of writing with the opacity of the specialist, but these shorter, more introductory pieces provide the perfect starting-point for the reader new to his work. Those who are already familiar with his writing will also be grateful for this further additi...(展开全部)

文森佐·费罗内(Vincenzo Ferrone)，意大利著名历史学家，启蒙运动研究权威学者，都灵大学近代史教授，法兰西学院和普林斯顿高等研究院访问学者。1954年生于卢切拉，先后师从意大利史学家弗朗哥·文丘里和美国史学家玛格丽特·雅各布。主要研究领域为欧洲旧制度与启蒙运动史，目前集中研究人权史和启蒙文化中现代政治语言的出现及其对后世的影响。费罗内教授著述颇丰，除本书外，代表著作还有《意大利启蒙运动的思想根源》(1982)、《启蒙政治》(2003)、《人权史》(2014)等。 马涛，武汉大学哲学学院外国哲学专业博士在读。 曾允，武汉大学哲学学院外国哲学专业博士在读。