Table of Contents

List of Illustrations ix List of Tables xi Acknowledgments xiii 1 Introduction 1 2 Status Dissatisfaction 32 3 Losing Face and Sinking Costs 75 4 A Network Approach to Status 116 5 Status Deficits and War 150 6 "Petty Prestige Victories" and Weltpolitik in Germany, 1897-1911 182 7 Salvaging Status: Doubling Down in Russia, Egypt, and Great Britain 221 8 Conclusion 254 References 273 Index 301

About the Author

Jonathan Renshon is an assistant professor and Trice Faculty Scholar in the Department of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Reviews

"Winner of the 2019 ISA Annual Best Book Award, International Studies Association"
"Winner of the 2017 Lepgold Prize, Mortara Center for International Studies, Georgetown University"