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Destined for War

Paperback • 2018 • 1. edition

Destined for War

By Graham Allison

2 Ratings • 4.5 of 5

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About the book

A Sunday Times and FT Book of the YearWhen a rising power threatens to displace a ruling one, the most likely outcome is war.In this razor-sharp analysis, Harvard scholar Graham Allison examines the phenomenon known as Thucydides's Trap, which is currently playing out between the world's two biggest superpowers: the US and China.Through uncanny historical parallels, Destined for War shows how close we are to the unthinkable. Yet, stressing that war is not inevitable, Allison also reveals how cla...Show more

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9781911617303

Publisher

Scribe Publications

Published year

2018

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1

Original title

Destined for War

Format

Paperback

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