rofessor Gilpin uses history, sociology, and economic theory to identify the forces causing change in the world order.

War and Change in World Politics introduces the reader to an important new theory of international political change. Arguing that the fundamental nature of inte

Introduction. The nature of international political change. Stability and change. Growth and expansion. Equilibirium and decline. Hegemonic war and internationa

This volume brings together leading scholars to analyse the central issues of power, order, and change in world politics.

Within the realist school of international relations, a prevailing view holds that the anarchic structure of the international system invariably forces the grea