Since 1800, after the rise of Britain as the first modern country, many major powers, especially non-Western traditional powers, have generally experienced a series of political crises, and then generally experienced a complex process of political rebirth or national reconstruction. This book attempts to explain the political and economic changes experienced by these countries under the impact of the industrial revolution and modernization, and understand the similarities and differences of these changes and the theoretical logic behind them. This book uses five chapters to explain the five stages of great power development that may be faced after the rise of Britain, namely crisis, dilemma, transformation, rise and leadership. Through the analysis and interpretation of specific great power cases, a new theoretical framework for understanding the political and economic changes of great powers is constructed, which has profound insight and strong practical significance. After the rise of Britain and the West, why did non-Western traditional powers fall into major political crises without exception? What is the problem of modern transformation of traditional powers? What is the difficulty of great power transformation? Why does the rise of some great powers lead to war, while others can maintain peace? Will there be a violent conflict between China and the United States? What is a global leader? What are the basic characteristics and logic of global leaders? Do non-Western traditional powers have the opportunity to become new global leaders? The author provides convincing answers to these and other important questions in this book.
1800年以来，英国作为第一个现代化国家兴起之后，许多主要大国——特别是非西方传统大国——普遍经历了一系列政治危机，而后又普遍地经历了一个复杂的政治重生或国家再造的过程。本书试图解释这些国家在工业革命与现代化的冲击之下所经历的政治经济变迁，理解这些变迁的相似性与差异性及其背后的理论逻辑。本书用五章内容，阐述了英国兴起之后大国发展可能面临的五个阶段，即危机、困境、转型、崛起与领先，通过对具体大国案例的分析解读，构建了一个理解大国政治经济变迁的崭新理论框架，具有深刻的洞察力与很强的现实意义。英国和西方兴起之后，为什么非西方传统大国都无一例外地陷入重大政治危机？何为传统大国的现代转型难题，大国转型究竟难在哪儿？为什么有的大国崛起导致了战争，而有的却能维系和平？中美之间会爆发剧烈冲突吗？到底何为全球领导者？全球领导者的基本特征和逻辑到底是什么？非西方传统大国是否有机会成为新的全球领导者？诸如此类的重大问题，作者都在本书中做了令人信服的解答。
1800年以来，英国作为第一个现代化国家兴起之后，许多主要大国——特别是非西方传统大国——普遍经历了一系列政治危机，而后又普遍地经历了一个复杂的政治重生或国家再造的过程。本书试图解释这些国家在工业革命与现代化的冲击之下所经历的政治经济变迁，理解这些变迁的相似性与差异性及其背后的理论逻辑。本书用五章内容，阐述了英国兴起之后大国发展可能面临的五个阶段，即危机、困境、转型、崛起与领先，通过对具体大国案例的分析解读，构建了一个理解大国政治经济变迁的崭新理论框架，具有深刻的洞察力与很强的现实意义。英国和西方兴起之后，为什么非西方传统大国都无一例外地陷入重大政治危机？何为传统大国的现代转型难题，大国转型究竟难在哪儿？为什么有的大国崛起导致了战争，而有的却能维系和平？中美之间会爆发剧烈冲突吗？到底何为全球领导者？全球领导者的基本特征和逻辑到底是什么？非西方传统大国是否有机会成为新的全球领导者？诸如此类的重大问题，作者都在本书中做了令人信服的解答。
