Systemic Transitions: Past, Present, and Future

by William R. Thompson

Book Overview

We are all familiar with the popular and academic analyses of the ongoing and future ascent of China. Two of the associated questions are whether and when China might succeed the United States as the lead state in the world system. These are interesting questions, albeit ones that are not likely to be answered in the immediate future. An alternative focus examines instead periods of systemic transition - eras in which it is conceivable that a new...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349375438
• ISBN13: 9781349375431
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"