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1 online resource : text file, PDF |
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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 American Hegemony in the Twenty First Century; The Nature of the Post-Cold War World; A Realist Approach to American Power; The Revival of the Right in the 1980s; The Clinton Administration and Globalisation; George W Bush and the Neo-conservatives; The Bush Administration and Unilateralism; The Global War On Terror (GWOT); Chapter 2 The Anglo-Sphere Nations; The Commonwealth of Nations; British Origins of the Anglo-Sphere; The Anglo-Sphere in North America; The Anglo-Sphere on the Pacific Rim |
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The Commonwealth of AustraliaNew Zealand; Anglo-phone Abstainers; Chapter 3 The Great Wars and the Cold War, 1914â#x80;#x93;1991; Great Powers on the Pacific Rim; The First World War; The USA â#x80;#x93; Emerging Hegemon; Second World War in the Pacific; Wars in Korea and Indochina; End of the Bi-Polar World; Chapter 4 The End of the Cold War and the Middle East; US Policy in the Middle East; The Oil Economy; The International Trade in Oil; OPEC, the US and the Geopolitics of Oil; Wars and Instability in the Middle East; Dual Containment: Iran and Policing US Interests in the Middle East |
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Chapter 5 Prelude to WarModernisation: Islam, Christianity and Judaism; Israel and Zionism; The Arc of Crisis; Pakistan; Madrasahs; The Taliban Regime; A1 Qaeda; Chapter 6 The Global War on Terror; The Attacks of 9/11; The War in Afghanistan 2001â#x80;#x93;7; The Invasion of Iraq, 2003; Fiasco: The US Occupation of Iraq; Debacle: The Iraq Insurgency, 2003â#x80;#x93;7; The Islamic Diaspora Front; Jihadist Retaliation; Chapter 7 Allies; The Anglo-Sphere; East Asian Dilemmas; Bush and the Defence of Democracy; Allies; NATO and East Asian Allies; Israel; The Organisation of American States |
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Chapter 8 Foundations of American PowerBush and the Home Front; Is America in Decline?; Hard Power; Soft Power; World Opinion; Anti-Americanism in the Modern World; The Ideology of American Liberalism; Chapter 9 Competitors; The Peoples Republic of China; The Russian Federation; The Republic of India; The Islamic Republic of Iran; The Syrian Arab Republic; Chapter 10 Contested Zones; The Islamic Republic of Pakistan: Pashtun-istan; The Central Asian Front: Gangster States; The African Front: Failed and Terrorist; The Southeast Asia Front: A New Caliphate? |
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The Korean Peninsula and DPRK: Stalinism RevisitedLatin America; Conclusion A Balance Sheet; Military Power; Economy; Demography; Culture; Opinion and Ideas; The Cold War and the GWOT; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
"The rise of the US as a hegemonic power during the twentieth century first pursuing a liberal project of globalization under Clinton and then moving towards greater unilateralism after the election of George W. Bush, is comprehensively described in this much-needed study. Following the invasion of Iraq, the Bush administration became increasingly unpopular at home and abroad. America's power to impose its will declined and rivals were able to take advantage of its weakened state and pursue their own agendas with considerable success. This indispensable book looks at whether policy failure in Iraq and declining US soft and hard power mark the beginning of the end of US hegemony or whether the resilience of America's military and economic foundations will once again prove observers wrong."--Provided by publisher |
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Liberalism -- United States
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Diplomatic relations
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Liberalism
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Foreign relations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140058
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United States
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351147842 |
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1351147846 |
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9781351147835 |
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1351147838 |
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