{"product_id":"9781499736168","title":"The Illusion of Control - Great Powers Interacting with Tribal Societies and Weak Nation-States","description":"Over the last 350 years, nation-states have interacted via international norms and institutions that were nurtured under the principles of Westphalian nation-statehood. In the aftermath of the Second World War (1939-1945), the U.S.-led West created an international system based upon the interactions of developed nation-states. New nation-states formed in colonial lands when their European overseers departed. These new nation-states tried to adhere to theWestphalian ideals, but many of them were nation-state in name only. The controlling entities were not the nationstate's governing bodies; the controlling entities were the tribal societies beneath the surface. Great powers havecontinued to work with these hollow governments and\/or tribal societies with little to no success. In order to achieve positive policy results, great powers must adjust their interactions and expectations when dealing with tribal societies and\/or weak nation-states.","brand":"CreateSpace Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46364448194801,"sku":"9781499736168","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781499736168_p0.jpg?v=1765096731","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781499736168","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}