Great powers in a changing international order / Nick Bisley.

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Great powers have a prominent position in international relations literature due to their concentrations of power and military strength. International organizations including the Concert of Europe and the UN are deemed successful because they include the most powerful states, unlike the League of Nations, which was deemed a failure due to the absence of the US. Bisley (LaTrobe Univ., Australia) adds an important contribution by examining how great powers became associated with the management of the international system and how their role in this capacity has become outdated in the 21st century. The first half of the book provides an extensive account of how great powers assumed a managerial role of the international order from the 19th century to the creation of the UN. The remaining chapters examine the problems of great power management, with the author challenging the assumption that great powers are critical to the order of the system. Bisley argues that a number of factors undermine great power managerialism in the modern era, including changing forms of power, the outdated permanent membership of the UN Security Council, globalization, and a normative shift emphasizing strong egalitarianism. Summing Up: Recommended. Undergraduate, graduate, and research collections. M. L. Keck University of Texas at Brownsville