narratives and the path to great power Miller, Manjari Chatterjee 1976- creator text bibliography nyu New York, N.Y Oxford University Press 2021 monographic eng

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x, 189 p. "What are rising powers? Do they challenge the international order? Why do some countries but not others become rising powers? Why Nations Rise answers these questions and shows that some countries rise not just because they develop the military and economic power to do so but because they develop particular narratives about how to become a great power in the style of the great power du jour. These active rising powers accept the prevalent norms of the international order in order to become great powers. On the other hand, countries which have military and economic power but not these narratives do not rise enough to become great powers - they stay reticent powers. This book examines the narratives in historical (the United States, the Netherlands, Meiji Japan) and contemporary (Cold War Japan, post-Cold War China and India) cases to show patterns of active and reticent rising powers. It ends with lessons for how to understand two rising powers today, China and India"-- Why nations rise...or remain reticent -- The active rise of the United States -- The reticence of the Netherlands -- Meiji Japan and Cold War Japan : a vignette of rise and reticence -- The active rise of China -- The reticence of India -- Thoughts on power transitions, past and future. by Manjari Chatterjee Miller. Includes bibliographical references and index. Great powers History World politics 19th century World politics 20th century World politics 21st century JZ1310 .M55 2021 9780190639938 (hardback) 0190639938 (hardback) 9780197558935 (paperback) 0197558933 (paperback) 210407 on1192305216