{"product_id":"limits-of-alignment-john-d-ciorciari-9781589016965","title":"The Limits of Alignment: Southeast Asia and the Great Powers since 1975","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Limits of Alignment \u003c\/i\u003eis an engaging and accessible study that explores how small states and middle powers of Southeast Asia ensure their security in a world where they are overshadowed by greater powers. John D. Ciorciari challenges a central concept in international relations theory-that states respond to insecurity by either balancing against their principal foes, \"bandwagoning\" with them, or declaring themselves neutral. Instead, he shows that developing countries prefer limited alignments that steer between strict neutrality and formal alliances to obtain the fruits of security cooperation without the perils of undue dependency. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCiorciari also shows how structural and normative shifts following the end of the Cold War and the advent of U.S. primacy have increased the prevalence of limited alignments in the developing world and that these can often place constraints on U.S. foreign policy. Finally, he discusses how limited alignments in the developing world may affect the future course of international security as China and other rising powers gather influence on the world stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John D. Ciorciari\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1589016963\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781589016965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgetown University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.08w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011 pg. 41","brand":"John D. Ciorciari","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44068674175231,"sku":"9781589016965","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_febb35f4-db5d-4064-9b8f-6fc68f4de5f8.jpg?v=1685420366","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/limits-of-alignment-john-d-ciorciari-9781589016965","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}