The Balance of Power in World History

Chapter 1 Introduction: Balance and Hierarchy in International Systems

Chapter 2 Balancing and Balancing Failure in Biblical Times: Assyria and the Ancient Middle Eastern System, 900–600 BCE

Chapter 3 The Greek City-States in the Fifth Century BCE: Persia and the Balance of Power

Chapter 4 Intra-Greek Balancing, the Mediterranean Crisis of c. 201-200 BCE, and the Rise of Rome

Chapter 5 The Forest and the King of Beasts: Hierarchy and Opposition in Ancient India (c. 600–232 BCE)

Chapter 7 ‘A Republic for Expansion’: The Roman Constitution and Empire and Balance-of-Power Theory

Chapter 8 Hierarchy and Resistance in American State-Systems 1400–1800 CE

Chapter 9 Stability and Hierarchy in East Asian International Relations, 1300–1900 CE

Chapter 10 Conclusion: Theoretical Insights from the Study of World History