{"product_id":"fragile-rise-xu-qiyu-9780262549738","title":"Fragile Rise: Grand Strategy and the Fate of Imperial Germany, 1871-1914","description":"\u003cb\u003eGermany's rise to power before World War I from a Chinese persective, and the geopolitical lessons for today.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA series of solemn anniversary events have marked the centenary of World War I. Could history repeat itself in today's geopolitics? Now, as then, a land power with a growing economy and a maritime power with global commitments are the two leading states in the international system. Most ominously, the outbreak of war in 1914 is a stark reminder that nations cannot rely on economic interdependence and ongoing diplomacy to keep the peace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Fragile Rise\u003c\/i\u003e, Xu Qiyu offers a Chinese perspective on the course of German grand strategy in the decades before World War I. Xu shows how Germany's diplomatic blunders turned its growing power into a liability instead of an asset. Bismarck's successors provoked tension and conflict with the other European great powers. Germany's attempts to build a powerful navy alienated Britain. Fearing an assertive Germany, France and Russia formed an alliance, leaving the declining Austro-Hungarian Empire as Germany's only major ally. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eXu's account demonstrates that better strategy and statesmanship could have made a difference--for Germany and Europe. His analysis offers important lessons for the leaders of China and other countries. \u003ci\u003eFragile Rise\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us that the emergence of a new great power creates risks that can be managed only by adroit diplomats, including the leaders of the emerging power. In the twenty-first century, another great war may not be inevitable. Heeding the lessons of \u003ci\u003eFragile Rise \u003c\/i\u003ecould make it even less likely.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Xu Qiyu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0262549735\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780262549738\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.13w x 0.82d","brand":"Xu Qiyu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45980974383359,"sku":"9780262549738","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_42e07793-ab8f-40d6-ba5b-166158335fb1.jpg?v=1722417394","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fragile-rise-xu-qiyu-9780262549738","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}