| Liberal Order and Imperial Ambition: Essays on American Power and World Politics Contributor(s): Ikenberry, G. John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0745636497 ISBN-13: 9780745636498 Publisher: Polity Press OUR PRICE: $79.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2006 Annotation: The United States dominates the world as no state has done before. It emerged from the Cold War as the worlds' only superpower, and no geopolitical or ideological contenders are in view. Its dynamic bundle of oversized capacities, interests, and ideals together constitute an American project with an unprecedented global reach. For better or worse, states today must operate in, come to terms with, or work around this protean order. This book of essays explores the theoretical, historical, and foreign policy implications of American power and postwar order. Written over the last decade and a half, these scholarly and policy essays form a sort of intellectual arc of inquiry. The first part of the book focuses on the origins and foundational logic of America's postwar order-building project advancing ideas about liberal hegemony and constitutional order. The second part reflects on its evolving character and fate in the aftermath of the Cold War, the rise of unipolarity, and the post-9/11 threat of global terrorism. In this unique study of a superpower, Ikenberry argues that though the American world order is now in upheaval, in the end, the United States still has a powerful incentive to sponsor and operate within a liberal rules-based system. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 327.730 |
| LCCN: E840 |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 6.26" W x 9" (1.25 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: This book of essays explores the theoretical, historical, and foreign policy implications of US power and postwar order. In this unique study of a superpower, Ikenberry argues that though the American world order is now in upheaval, in the end, the US still has a powerful incentive to sponsor and operate within a liberal rules-based system. |