| In Defense of Empires Contributor(s): Lal, Deepak (Author) |
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ISBN: 0844771775 ISBN-13: 9780844771779 Publisher: AEI Press OUR PRICE: $9.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2004 Annotation: This monograph suggests that the world needs an American pax to provide both global peace and prosperity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | World - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy |
| Dewey: 325.32 |
| LCCN: 2004051816 |
| Series: Henry Wendt Lecture |
| Physical Information: 0.18" H x 6.46" W x 8.45" (0.17 lbs) 52 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Empires have unfairly gotten a bad name, not least in U.S. domestic politics. This is particularly unfortunate, as the world needs an American pax to provide both global peace and prosperity. The most urgent task in the new imperium is to bring the world of Islam into the modern world, without seeking to alter its soul. In this monograph, Deepak Lal gives reasons to believe the United States should be able to fulfill this imperial task. But is it willing? Given the continuing resonance of Wilsonian moralism in public discourse, Lal is doubtful. There must first be an acceptance in domestic politics that the United States is an imperial power, and then the real debate about how best to use that power can sensibly ensue. |