Fighting for Status : : Hierarchy and Conflict in World Politics / / Jonathan Renshon.

There is widespread agreement that status or standing in the international system is a critical element in world politics. The desire for status is recognized as a key factor in nuclear proliferation, the rise of China, and other contemporary foreign policy issues, and has long been implicated in fo...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2017]
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Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (328 p.) :; 24 line illus. 9 tables.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Status Dissatisfaction
  • 3. Losing Face and Sinking Costs
  • 4. A Network Approach to Status
  • 5. Status Deficits and War
  • 6. "Petty Prestige Victories" and Weltpolitik in Germany, 1897-1911
  • 7. Salvaging Status: Doubling Down in Russia, Egypt, and Great Britain
  • 8. Conclusion
  • References
  • Index