A Stanford University Press classic.

The balance of power principle has been central to both the study and practice of international politics for over 300 years. It has guided governments in the co

This book explores all aspects of an important scholarly debate that has widespread implications for the political world, including the making of foreign policy

Describes the social and cultural transformation of seventeenth-century China through the life and work of Li Yu

How are alliances made? In this book, Stephen M. Walt makes a significant contribution to this topic, surveying theories of the origins of international allianc