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John J. Mearsheimer

Born

in New York, The United States

December 14, 1947

Website

https://political-science.uchicago.edu/director...

Genre

Political Science, Nonfiction

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John J. Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. His many books include Conventional Deterrence. He lives in Chicago, IL.

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	The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy by John J. Mearsheimer, Stephen M. Walt 3.99 avg rating — 2,438 ratings — published 2006 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tragedy of Great Power Politics 3.99 avg rating — 2,138 ratings — published 2001 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities 4.02 avg rating — 295 ratings — published 2018 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why Leaders Lie: The Truth about Lying in International Politics 3.40 avg rating — 557 ratings — published 2010 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Conventional Deterrence: The Memoir of a Nineteenth-Century Parish Priest 3.71 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1985 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Liddell Hart and the Weight of History 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1988 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bound to Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Liberal International Order 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why the Ukraine Crisis Is the West’s Fault 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The National Interest (January/February 2014) by John J. Mearsheimer, David A. Bell, Robert D. Blackwill 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	International Security 43:4 (Spring 2019) by John J. Mearsheimer, Charles L. Glaser, Eliza Gheorghe really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by John J. Mearsheimer

“The sad fact is that international politics has always been a ruthless and dangerous business, and it is likely to remain that way.”
― John J. Mearsheimer, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics

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“In the 1930s, Adolf Hitler believed that his great-power rivals would be easy to exploit and isolate because each had little interest in fighting Germany and instead was determined to get someone else to assume the burden. He guessed right.”
― John J. Mearsheimer, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics

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“In other words, are humans fundamentally social animals who strive hard to carve out room for their individuality, or are they individuals who form social contracts?”
― John J. Mearsheimer, Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities

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