| The Post-Cold War Order: The Spoils of Peace Contributor(s): Clark, Ian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198776330 ISBN-13: 9780198776338 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $57.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2001 Annotation: What changed with the end of the Cold War? This book traces the main effects on Europe, Pacific Asia, the Middle East, and on important issues such as arms control. It considers the major continents in the global economy, their patterns of security, and liberal human rights, providing the first comprehensive overview of the nature of the post-Cold War order--which should be understood as a kind of peace settlement. Clark brings a clear historical perspective to existing debates on the topic, looking at detailed studies of the settlement and exploring the nature of the 'peace.' He also develops a fresh way of looking at the global economy, international security, and the agenda of liberalism and human rights--all as aspects of the sense of peace set in place at the end of the Cold War. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism |
| Dewey: 327 |
| LCCN: 2001270049 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.91 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What changed with the end of the Cold War? This book traces the main effects on Europe, Pacific Asia, the Middle East, and on important issues such as arms control. It considers the major continents in the global economy, their patterns of security, and liberal human rights, providing the first comprehensive overview of the nature of the post-Cold War order--which should be understood as a kind of peace settlement. Clark brings a clear historical perspective to existing debates on the topic, looking at detailed studies of the settlement and exploring the nature of the 'peace.' He also develops a fresh way of looking at the global economy, international security, and the agenda of liberalism and human rights--all as aspects of the sense of peace set in place at the end of the Cold War. |
