Major powers and the quest for status in international politics :  global and regional perspectives / 
edited by Thomas J. Volgy ... [et al.]. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  Palgrave Macmillan,  2011. 
 - xiii, 242 p. :  ill. ;  22 cm. 
 - Evolutionary processes in world politics .
 - Evolutionary processes in world politics series. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-236) and index. 
<br/><br/> Major power status in international politics /  The United States as global leader, global power, and status: consistent power? /  USSR/Russian Federation's major power status inconsistencies /  The power and politics of recognition: status in China's  foreign relations /  French power-seeking and overachievement /  Japan as an underachiever: major power status in climate change politics /  Identifying regional powers and their status /  , Brazil: major power in the making? /  India: a major power in the making /  Status and the future of international politics /  Thomas J. Volgy, Renato Corbetta, Keith A. Grant, and Ryan G. Baird --  William R. Thompson --  Maria Raquel Freire --  Yong Deng --  Bertrand Badie --  Norichika Kanie --  Kirssa Cline, Patrick Rhamey, Alexis Henshaw, Alesia Sedziaka, Aakriti Tandon, and Thomas J. Volgy --  Monica Herz --  Rajesh Bashrur --  Renato Corbetta, Thomas J. Volgy, Ryan G. Baird, and Keith A. Grant. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780230104648  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Great powers.<br/>International relations.<br/>World politics--21st century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Aufsatzsammlung.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>327.1