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Book is in excellent condition, near fine. The Dust cover shows slight signs of shelf wear and in Good + overall condition.

With tight binding and slight shelf wear the book is in very good+ condition. A copy that has been read but in fine shape. Only five pages have few under & side lining of the text.

Why is it so difficult for a great power or a hegemon to retrench its overseas military power? Specifically, why are U.S. military bases and troops still largely where they were five years ago, twenty years ago, or even seventy years ago? Through developing a theory of great-power persistence, this book offers an explanation. Closely aligned with neoclassical realism, the theory argues that the murkiness of the anarchic international system combines with specific psychological inclinations of individuals to produce "better-safe-than-sorry" policies. In the United States, decisions on troop deployments are powerfully influenced by the broader foreign-policy community. Its members tend to be risk-averse and highly sensitive to the possibility that even minor troop withdrawals might set off harmful geopolitical chain reactions. Preferring the status quo over any uncertain alternative, they want their country to continue to maximize its influence and project its military power abroad in order to steady… Read More

Book is in fine condition, has a very tinny engraved mark (about the size of a small nail head) at front cover.

Author's signed copy is in superb condition, like a new.

An unread hardcover copy that is in superb condition, nearly like a new book. Just shows slight shelf-wear from storage and shelving.

Do you know how the universe was made?Or how long it takes for astronauts to reach the moon?Or what earth looks like from space?Take a guided tour around the Universe with this bumper guide to space. Packed with fantastic photographs and unbelievable facts, you'll discover everything from galaxies and star clouds to moons and meteors. What are you waiting for? Prepare for lift off!