Great Power Rivalries - 9781570032790

Great Power RivalriesAuthor(s): William R. Thompson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of South Carolina Press, United States\nImprint: University of South Carolina Press\nISBN-13: 9781570032790, 978-1570032790\nSynopsis\nThis volume examines interstate rivalries of the past 500 years, providing case studies of those between land powers with continental orientations, and leading maritime powers and challengers. The contributors focus on the transition from commercial to strategic rivalry.