Download or read book The Tragedy of Great Power Politics written by John J. Mearsheimer and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2001 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A decade after the cold war ended, policy makers and academics foresaw a new era of peace and prosperity, an era in which democracy and open trade would herald the "end of history."