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The Problem of Asia - Its Effect upon International Politics (Hardcover)
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The Problem of Asia - Its Effect upon International Politics (Hardcover)
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The Problem of Asia, the celebrated American naval historian and
strategist, Alfred Thayer Mahan, analyzes the geopolitical
structure of world politics at the dawn of the twentieth century.
Mahan wrote his book at a time when the United States was emerging
as a world power, having recently acquired overseas territories as
a result of its victory in the Spanish-American War. It was a call
to America and its leaders to break with the intellectual tradition
of Washington's Farewell Address and to recognize that U.S.
security was tied to the balance of power in Asia as well as
Europe. For Mahan, the immediate "problem of Asia" was the threat
of Russian expansion into Central Europe, Central Asia, East
Asia,,and the Middle-East/Persian Gulf region. Mahan advocated an
alliance consisting of Britain,. Japan, Germany, and the United
States to counter the Russian threat. He also discussed the rise of
Japan as a world power, the potential for China to emerge as a
great power later in the twentieth century, and the increasing
importance of the Middle East/Persian Gulf region to the global
balance of power. The Problem of Asia contains geopolitical
insights and analyses that remain relevant today. As recent events
have reminded us, the world of the twenty-first century is still
composed of nation-states and non-state actors that vigorously and
sometimes brutally pursue their goals and self-interests. Mahan's
approach in The Problem of Asia to the study and analysis of
international politics in an anarchic world provides an important
conceptual framework for understanding the fundamentals of global
politics. This edition of Mahan's classic work includes a lengthy
introduction by Francis P. Sempa that analyzes the book in the
context of Mahan's life and other writings.
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