TY - BOOK AU - Mearsheimer,John J. TI - The tragedy of Great Power politics SN - 0393020258 AV - D397 M38 2001 PY - 2001/// CY - New York PB - Norton KW - Politica internacional KW - Siglo XIX KW - lemb KW - Siglo XX KW - Grandes potencias KW - World politics KW - 19th century KW - 20th century KW - Great powers N1 - Incluye referencias bibliograficas e índice; Introduction -- Anarchy and the Struggle for Power -- Wealth and Power -- The Primacy of Land Power -- Strategies for Survival -- Great Powers in Action -- The Offshore Balancers -- Balancing versus Buck-Passing -- The Causes of Great Power War -- Great Power Politics in the Twenty-first Century N2 - An analysis of the inevitability of war. As the Cold War fades, leaders and theorists alike speak of a new era, when democracy and open trade will join hands to banish outright war. Mearsheimer exposes the truth behind this rhetoric: in a world where no international authority reigns, hegemony is the only insurance of security ER -