{"product_id":"destined-for-war-can-america-and-china-escape-thucydidess-trap-paperback","title":"Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap? - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGraham Allison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR. From an eminent international security scholar, an urgent examination of the conditions that could produce a catastrophic conflict between the United States and China--and how it might be prevented.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChina and the United States are heading toward a war neither wants. The reason is Thucydides's Trap: when a rising power threatens to displace a ruling one, violence is the likeliest result. Over the past five hundred years, these conditions have occurred sixteen times; war broke out in twelve. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the time of publication, an unstoppable China approached an immovable America, and both Xi Jinping and Donald Trump promised to make their countries \"great again,\" the seventeenth case was looking grim--it still is. A trade conflict, cyberattack, Korean crisis, or accident at sea could easily spark a major war. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDestined for War, \u003c\/em\u003e eminent Harvard scholar Graham Allison masterfully blends history and current events to explain the timeless machinery of Thucydides's Trap--and to explore the painful steps that might prevent disaster today. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSHORT-LISTED FOR THE 2018 LIONEL GELBER PRIZE\u003cbr\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY: FINANCIAL TIMES * THE TIMES (LONDON)* AMAZON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Allison is one of the keenest observers of international affairs around.\" -- President Joe Biden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] must-read book in both Washington and Beijing.\" -- \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Full of] wide-ranging, erudite case studies that span human history . . . [A] fine book.\"-- \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGRAHAM ALLISON is director of Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and a best-selling author. Founding dean of the Kennedy School of Government, he has advised the secretaries of defense under Reagan, Clinton, and Obama. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 07, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978526196013,"sku":"9781328915382","price":25.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/ZUxTSWthY3ZuS2ovUnE2M254VTdjUT09.webp?v=1775805640","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/destined-for-war-can-america-and-china-escape-thucydidess-trap-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}