CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Tables and Figures vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Abbreviations xiii
6. Note on Translations, Romanization, and Stylistic Conventions xvii
7. 1. Power Politics and the Balance of Risk 1
8. 2. Explaining Great Power Involvement in the Periphery 29
9. 3. Germany and the 1905 Morocco Crisis 55
10. 4. Japan and the 1940-41 War Decisions 94
11. 5. The United States and the Korean War (1950-51) 132
12. 6. The Limits of Great Power Intervention in the Periphery 173
13. 7. Implications of the Argument 218
14. Notes 241
15. Index 297