Contents -- Introduction: Lilliputians in Gulliver's World? -- Part I: Defining Contributions to the Literature -- 1. The Power of Small States: Diplomacy in World War II -- 2. Lilliputians' Dilemmas: Small States in International Politics -- 3. The Inequality of States: A Study of the Small Power in International Relations -- 4. Micro-states: The Principality of Liechtenstein -- Part II: Refining the Small State Debate -- 5. Weak States in the International System -- 6. Small States in World Markets: Industrial Policy in Europe -- 7. The Role of Small States in the European Union -- Part III: Small State Capacity in International Relations -- 8. Learning, Realism, and Alliances: The Weight of the Shadow of the Past -- 9. Norm Entrepreneurs: Scandinavia's Role in World Politics -- Conclusion: Learning from Lilliput -- Annotated Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index.