On empire:America, war, and global supremacy
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Published: |
Pantheon Books,
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Publisher Address: | New York |
Publication Dates: | c2008. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xx, 97 p.: ; 20 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780375425370 0375425373 |
Index Number: | D51 |
CLC: |
D51 D871.2 |
Call Number: | D871.2/H684 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-97). On the end of empires -- War and peace in the twentieth century -- War, peace, and hegemony at the beginning of the twenty-first century -- Why America's hegemony differs from Britain's empire. Assesses increasing world disorder in light of the inequities caused by free-market globalization, America's use of the terrorist threat as an excuse for unilateral deployment, and American hegemony in comparison to the British Empire. |