Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Tables and Maps; Acknowledgments; 1 A Dynamic Theory of World Politics; 2 The Dynamics of International Politics in Ancient China; 3 Rethinking the Dynamics of International Politics in Early Modern Europe; 4 The Dynamics of State Formation and Transformation; 5 Conclusion and Implications; Appendix I: List of Wars Involving Great Powers in Early Modern Europe (1495-1815); Appendix II: List of Wars Involving Great Powers in Ancient China (656-221 bc); Appendix III: Operational Criteria for the Lists of Wars Involving Great Powers
Summary
There is a common belief that the system of sovereign territorial states and the roots of liberal democracy are unique to European civilization and alien to non-Western cultures. This book explores why China and Europe's development of state systems began similarly but experienced opposite outcomes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-283) and index
