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Author Harries, Owen.

Title Benign or imperial? : reflections on American hegemony / Owen Harries
Published Sydney : ABC Books for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2004

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Description 138 pages ; 21 cm
regular print
Series Boyer lectures ; 2003
Boyer lectures ; 2003
Summary With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States of America was left as the world's sole superpower - and the first global hegemon. Historically, hegemons have always been opposed by other states that fear their power. Will the United States be the exception? Does the fact that it is a democracy make a difference? Is the phrase 'benign hegemon' an accurate description or a contradiction in terms? In any case, can America's great power be contained or balanced? How has the terrorist attack on September 11 complicated the answers to these questions? Is the American urge to export and promote democracy worldwide realistic or fraught with unintended consequences? Has Australia taken the right decision to associate itself wholeheartedly with Washington's ambitious global strategy? Does 'globalization' mean that the rules of international policy are changing fundamentally and that the truths of yesterday no longer apply? In this book the author examines these questions in a clear-sighted analysis of this crucial global issue
Analysis Foreign policy alignment
United States
Democracy
China
Europe
Power (International relations)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Boyer lectures no:2003 0524-1820
Subject Great powers.
Hegemony.
Hegemony -- United States.
Globalization -- Political aspects.
Imperialism.
Balance of power.
SUBJECT United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001002071
United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140089
United States -- Foreign relations http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140058 -- Australia. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326
United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-2009. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001000115
Australia -- Foreign relations http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009588 -- United States. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78095330
Author Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
LC no. 2004444974
ISBN 0733313493