Power, Profit and Prestige: A History of American Imperial Expansion - Rilegato

Golub, Philip S.

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ISBN 10: 0745328725 ISBN 13: 9780745328720

Casa editrice: Pluto Pr, 2010

Riassunto

Power, Profit and Prestige applies incisive historical and sociological analysis to make sense of the United States’ post-Cold War imperial behaviour.

Philip Golub studies imperial identity formation and shows how an embedded culture of force and expansion has shaped American foreign policy. He argues that the US logic of world power and deeply rooted assumptions about American primacy inhibits democratic transformation at domestic and international levels. This resistance to change may lead the US empire into a crisis of its own making.

This enlightening book will be particularly useful to students of history and international relations as they explore a world where America is no longer able to set the global agenda.

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Recensione:

Philip Golub brilliantly depicts the long American journey to global ascendancy that is now being eroded by decline, and challenged by emergent rivals, especially China. This sophisticated, deeply informed, and beautifully constructed book is essential reading for all wishing an understanding of world politics in the early 21st century. (Richard Falk)

[Golub] lends realism to his historical interpretation of the rise of America’s global empire during the past century and the crisis of its apparent decline during recent decades. ... The insightful book is an abundant resource for serious reflective thinking on the trajectory of world politics today. (Robert W. Cox)

A concise, well-judged and deeply informed analysis of the American empire. By taking a long historical view, Golub provides a full and wide-ranging examination of American conduct in the world. Every aspect of Golub’s approach is theoretically informed, making this also a model of analysis and argument, most useful in the classroom. (Bruce Cumings, Gustavus F. and Ann M. Swift Distinguished Service Professor in History, University of Chicago)

L'autore:

Philip S. Golub is a widely published author and Contributing Editor of Le Monde Diplomatique. He teaches International Relations and International Political Economy at the Institut d'etudes europeennes, Universite Paris 8 and at the American University of Paris (AUP).

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• Editore: Pluto Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0745328725
• ISBN 13: 9780745328720
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 225