Great Power Rivalries

Great Power Rivalries
Author: William R. Thompson
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
Total Pages: 432
Release: 1999
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781570032790

This 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.