Broken Cycle
€44.90
Product Information
| ISBN | 9781009743365 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Publishing Date | 19/02/2026 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €42.36 |
| Tax | €2.54 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €44.90 |
| Availability | 2 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
Why is the Liberal International Order unraveling – and will this lead to global disorder? Broken Cycle explores this urgent question by viewing international politics through a dynamic lens focused on the rise and fall of great powers – whose periodic global wars determine who rules and which ideas and values prevail in the reordered international system. Randall L. Schweller uncovers recurring patterns of change, offering a framework to anticipate the contours of the emerging world. Rather than tracking short-term diplomatic shifts, this book seeks the deeper rhythms of history – cycles of growth, expansion, and decline – that shape international politics over centuries. These patterns are not inevitable, but they are powerful. By understanding them, we gain insight into the forces driving today's dissent – and tomorrow's possibilities. This is a study of the structural forces that govern change, the crises that break the old order, and the ideas that rise in its place.