The Global Gamble: Washington’s Faustian Bid for World Dominance - Brossura

Gowan, Peter

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ISBN 10: 1859842712 ISBN 13: 9781859842713

Casa editrice: Verso, 1999

Riassunto

In The Global Gamble, Peter Gowan argues that, since the collapse of the Soviet bloc, the US government has been pursuing an attempt to construct a global empire--a unipolar world in which Washington can control and shape the pattern of economic and political change in all regions of the globe. Only by understanding this ambition can we grasp the dynamics of international politics and economics in the contemporary world. Gowan explores the origins and distinctive forms of Washington's imperial project, from the collapse of the Soviet bloc through to the Gulf War of 1991, developments in the European Union, the enlargement of NATO and East Asian financial collapse. He also explores the efforts of various neo-liberal intellectuals to legitimate the American project in terms of liberalism. He concludes that the US Faustian project is almost certainly doomed to failure and unless plans are made now for such an eventuality, the world could face grave and possibly catastrophic breakdowns early in the next century.

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L'autore:

Peter Gowan (1946–2009) taught international relations for many years at London Metropolitan University. He was the author ofThe Global Gamble and A Calculus of Power, co-editor of The Question of Europe, cofounder of the journalLabour Focus on Eastern Europe, and a longstanding member of the editorial board ofNew Left Review—who published an interview with Peter Gowan along with an obituary in Sept–Oct 2009.

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Su questa edizione

• Editore: Verso
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1859842712
• ISBN 13: 9781859842713
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 336