The Balance of Power in International Relations : Metaphors, Myths and Models (Paperback)

Part I. Introduction: 1. Reassessing the balance of power; Part II. Metaphors, Myths and Models: 2. Metaphors and the balance of power; 3. The balance of power: from metaphors to myths and models; Part III. Balance of Power Models: 4. Hans J. Morgenthau's Politics among Nations; 5. Hedley Bull's The Anarchical Society; 6. Kenneth N. Waltz's Theory of International Politics; 7. John J. Mearsheimer's The Tragedy of Great Power Politics; Part IV. Conclusion: 8. A composite view of the balance of power for the twenty first century.