{"product_id":"the-return-of-the-great-powers-hardcover","title":"The Return of the Great Powers - Hardcover","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\u003eBrendan Simms\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom an acclaimed historian, a sweeping study of the past, present, and future of the Great Powers, revealing the new rules of global leadership.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An exceedingly timely and very compelling book.\" ―General David Petraeus, former director of the CIA\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the dawn of the modern era to the end of the Cold War, global history was defined by rivalries between Great Powers. In the West, this meant the struggle for supremacy in Europe and the Americas, while in the East, it encompassed those vying for control over the successor states to Genghis Khan's empire. Between 1989 and the year 2000, Great Power rivalry temporarily gave way to globalization, with liberal democracy on the march and national chauvinism seemingly in retreat. But events of the past decade have made one thing abundantly clear: The Great Powers are back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Return of the Great Powers\u003c\/i\u003e, renowned historian Brendan Simms offers a new history of the rise, fall, and return of the Great Powers in our time. He shows that over the past ten years or so, the major global actors have already resumed making decisions based on geopolitical rather than global economic considerations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDelivering a clear-eyed reckoning with today's most pressing geopolitical issues, from the Ukraine war to the future of American dominance, \u003ci\u003eThe Return of the Great Powers\u003c\/i\u003e insists that we can only understand the future of the Great Powers by looking to the history that forged them.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrendan Simms\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor in the history of international relations and fellow at Peterhouse College, Cambridge. He is the author of eight previous books, including \u003ci\u003eHitler's American Gamble\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEurope\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Cambridge, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54126657470797,"sku":"9781541605831","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/uwh8ZuAdsm9781541605831.webp?v=1781722246","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-return-of-the-great-powers-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}