Reviews
This interesting book examines the strategic structure of the empires of Venice, the Ottomans, and Ming China from the eleventh to the sixteenth centuries... Grygiel's provocative volume will initiate many debates.
A must-read for anyone interested in international relations in general and geopolitics in particular.
Grygiel’s short but informative study serves as testament to the fact that today, no serious work of political theory can ignore the perspective of the longue durée, and even more specifically, the historical experience of non-Western regions and states.
He makes a very compelling case that geography, geopolitics, and geostrategy are relevant factors in the rise and decline of great powers, past, present, and future... Great Powers and Geopolitical Change is a book that I believe deserves the attention of policymakers and scholars alike.
According to Grygiel, a country's strategic response to geography remains one of the most salient factors in establishing and maintaining power in the international arena.
Book Details
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Premature Death of Geography
2. Geography, Geopolitics, and Geostrategy
3. The Geopolitical Change of the Sixteenth Century
4. The Geostrategy of Venice (1000–1600)
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Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Premature Death of Geography
2. Geography, Geopolitics, and Geostrategy
3. The Geopolitical Change of the Sixteenth Century
4. The Geostrategy of Venice (1000–1600)
5. The Geostrategy of the Ottoman Empire (1300–1699)
6. The Geostrategy of Ming China (1364–1644)
7. Lessons for the United States
Notes
Bibliography
Index