Deterrence and Security in the 21st Century; China, Britain, France, and the Enduring Legacy of the Nuclear Revolution
Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2000. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. [12], 356 pages. Figures. Footnotes. Works Cited. Index. Avery Goldstein is the David M. Knott Professor of Global Politics and International Relations in the Political Science Department, Inaugural Director of the Center for the Study of Contemporary China, and Associate Director of the Christopher H. Browne Center for International Politics at the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on international relations, security studies, and Chinese politics. He is the author of Rising to the Challenge: China’s Grand Strategy and International Security (Stanford University Press, 2005), Deterrence and Security in the 21st Century: China, Britain, France and the Enduring Legacy of the Nuclear Revolution, and From Bandwagon to Balance of Power Politics: Structural Constraints and Politics in China, 1949-1978. Among his other publications are articles in the journals International Security, International Organization, Journal of Strategic Studies, Security Studies, China Quarterly, Asian Survey, Comparative Politics, Orbis, and Polity as well as chapters in a variety of edited volumes. Goldstein is also a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia. Examining the Cold War security policies of China, Britain, and France, this book not only identifies the constraints that shaped the military strategies of the three countries but also draws lessons from their experience relevant to international security in the post-Cold War world. Beginning with a reconsideration of nuclear deterrence theory, the book takes issue with the usual emphasis on the need for invulnerable retaliatory forces and threats that leaders can rationally choose to carry out. Case studies assessing the nuclear deterrent policies of China, Britain, and France highlight the reasons why their experience, rather than that of the more frequently studied Cold War superpowers, better reflects the strategic and economic factors likely to shape states' security policies in the next century. The book concludes by drawing out the implications of the author's theoretical and empirical analysis for the future role of nuclear weapons. Condition: Very good / Very good.
Keywords: Nuclear Weapons, Deterrence, Military Policy, Post-Cold War, Arms Control, Balance-of-Power, Bipolarity, Command and Control, Escalation, NATO, Multipolarity, Taiwan Straits, Terrorism, Nuclear Strategy
ISBN: 0804737363
[Book #85812]
Price: $175.00