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Great Power Peace and American Primacy

The Origins and Future of a New International Order

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  • © 2013

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  1. Joshua Baron

    1. Cambridge, USA

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Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations (PSIR)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction: Seasons of Darkness and Light

    • Joshua Baron
    Pages 1-13

  3. The Transformation of Great Power Politics

    • Joshua Baron
    Pages 14-34

  4. A Theory of Order: Explaining Major Change in International Politics

    • Joshua Baron
    Pages 35-65

  5. A Season of Light: The Balance of Power and the Westphalian Order

    • Joshua Baron
    Pages 66-92

  6. A Fifty Years’ Crisis: The Collapse of the Westphalian Order and the Path to Total War

    • Joshua Baron
    Pages 93-115

  7. Dawn of a New Day: The Rise of the American Order

    • Joshua Baron
    Pages 116-143

  8. Getting MAD and Even: Nuclear Weapons, Bipolarity, and a New Kind of Rivalry

    • Joshua Baron
    Pages 144-170

  9. Balance of Power and Its Critics: The Limitations of Current Paradigms

    • Joshua Baron
    Pages 171-187

  10. Preserving Peace in the 21st Century: Thought and Action in a Newly Ordered World

    • Joshua Baron
    Pages 188-206

  11. Conclusion: The Need for Vigilance and Sacrifice

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    Pages 207-209

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 210-261
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About this book

This book explains the period of great power peace in the last fifty years and outlines the path to perpetuating it. Drawing on the Realist tradition and challenging conventional wisdom about the causes of American primacy, Baron explores contributions to peace made by the balance of power, nuclear weapons, democracy and globalization.

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"Joshua Baron has a profound understanding of how power works and how to make it work better. In Great Power Peace and American Primacy, he advances prophetic, provocative, and worldly arguments about the future of political order, stability, and peace. This is top-notch work on a grand scale by a formidable and ingenious thinker." - Joseph M. Parent, University of Miami, USA

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  • Cambridge, USA

    Joshua Baron

About the author

Joshua Baron is a researcher, lecturer, and consultant on international and interpersonal conflict. He advises groups on how to achieve and maintain healthy levels of conflict. His work has been published by, among others, Harvard Business Review, The Huffington Post, and International Studies Review.

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