The Weary Titan: Britain and the Experience of Relative Decline, 1895-1905 by Aa

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE The Weary Titan by Aaron L. Friedberg Presents a study of a controversy in Britain at the turn of the twentieth century. This book explains how Englands rulers failed to understand and respond to the initial evidence of erosion in their countrys industrial, financial, naval, and military power. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description How do statesmen become aware of unfavorable shifts in relative power, and how do they seek to respond to them? These are puzzles of considerable importance to theorists of international relations. As national decline has become an increasingly prominent theme in American political debate, these questions have also taken on an immediate, pressing significance. The Weary Titan is a penetrating study of a similar controversy in Britain at the turn of the twentieth century. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, Aaron Friedberg explains how Englands rulers failed to understand and respond to the initial evidence of erosion in their countrys industrial, financial, naval, and military power. The British example suggests that statesmen may be slow to recognize shifts in international position, in part because they rely heavily on simple but often distorting indicators of relative capabilities. In a new afterword, Friedberg examines current debates about whether America is in decline, arguing that American power will remain robust for some time to come. Author Biography Aaron L. Friedberg is professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University. He is the author of In the Shadow of the Garrison State (Princeton). Table of Contents List of Tables and Maps xi Preface xiii List of Abbreviations xvii Chapter One: International Relations Theory and the Assessment of National Power 3 Chapter Two: Economic Power: The Loss of Industrial PReeminence 21 Chapter Three: Financial Power: The Growing Burdens of Empire 89 Chapter Four: Sea Power: The Surrender of Worldwide Supremacy 135 Chapter Five: Land Power: The Dilemma of Indian Defense 209 Chapter Six: Change, Assessment, and Adaption 279 Chapter Seven: Britain and the Experience of Relative Decline 292 Afterword to the 2010 Edition 305 Bibliography 319 Index 337 Review Winner of the 1989 Edgar S. Furniss Book Award, Mershon Center for International Security Studies, Ohio State University "Friedbergs study is a valuable new contribution to this important issue, and both historians and political scientists will be indebted to him for it... The Weary Titan provide[s] us with the cautionary message that national security in the proper sense of the term involves much more than military security."--Paul Kennedy, New York Review of Books "[Friedbergs] central conclusion is compelling: when measuring power, perceptions matter... Friedberg warns against playing the role of a world power without being willing to pay for the privilege."--Joseph S. Nye, Jr., New Republic "One of the best books ever written about the decline of a great power, in this case Great Britain at the end of the 19th century. It is instructive in the ways the United States of today may be like but also strikingly unlike Britain."--Robert Kagan, Foreign Policy Prizes Winner of Edgar S. Furniss Book Award, Mershon Center for International Security Studies, Ohio State University 1989 (United States) Long Description How do statesmen become aware of unfavorable shifts in relative power, and how do they seek to respond to them? These are puzzles of considerable importance to theorists of international relations. As national decline has become an increasingly prominent theme in American political debate, these questions have also taken on an immediate, pressing significance. The Weary Titan is a penetrating study of a similar controversy in Britain at the turn of the twentieth century. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, Aaron Friedberg explains how Englands rulers failed to understand and respond to the initial evidence of erosion in their countrys industrial, financial, naval, and military power. The British example suggests that statesmen may be slow to recognize shifts in international position, in part because they rely heavily on simple but often distorting indicators of relative capabilities. In a new afterword, Friedberg examines current debates about whether America is in decline, arguing that American power will remain robust for some time to come. Review Quote Winner of the 1989 Edgar S. Furniss Book Award, Mershon Center for International Security Studies, Ohio State University Details ISBN0691148007 Author Aaron L. Friedberg Publisher Princeton University Press Language English ISBN-10 0691148007 ISBN-13 9780691148007 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2010 Imprint Princeton University Press Subtitle Britain and the Experience of Relative Decline, 1895-1905 Place of Publication New Jersey Country of Publication United States DEWEY 941.081 Birth 1956 Residence NJ, US Affiliation Princeton Universitys Woodrow Wilson School Edition Revised edition Short Title WEARY TITAN WITH A NEW AFTERWO Pages 320 Illustrations black & white illustrations Publication Date 2010-09-05 Translated from English Replaces 9780691008448 UK Release Date 2010-09-05 NZ Release Date 2010-09-05 US Release Date 2010-09-05 Edition Description Revised edition Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2010-11-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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