Fateful Transitions. Daniel M. Kliman

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      A volume in the Haney Foundation Series, established in 1961 with the generous support of Dr. John Louis Haney

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      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Kliman, Daniel M.

      Fateful transitions : how democracies manage rising powers, from the eve of World War I to China’s ascendance / Daniel M. Kliman. — 1st ed.

      p. cm.

      Includes bibliographical references and index

      ISBN 978-0-8122-4653-7 (hardcover : alk. paper)

      1. International relations. 2. International relations—Case studies. 3. Security, International. 4. Security, International—Case studies. 5. Great Powers. 6. Great Powers—Case studies.

      JZ1242 .K59 2014

       Contents

       List of Abbreviations

       Chapter 1: Fateful Transitions

       Chapter 2: Power Shifts and Strategy

       Chapter 3: Pax Britannica Eclipsed

       Chapter 4: Germany Resurgent

       Chapter 5: Red Star Rising

       Chapter 6: Emerging Superpower

       Chapter 7: Neighboring Titan

       Chapter 8: Implications for the Twenty-First Century

       Appendix 1: Omitted Cases

       Appendix 2: Coding Checks and Balances

       Appendix 3: Measuring Freedom of the Press

       Notes

       Bibliography

       Index

       Acknowledgments