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1 online resource (viii, 211 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Critical introductions to world politics
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Critical introductions to world politics.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-201) and index. |
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1. Introduction -- 2. Globalisation theory or capitalist globalisation? -- 3. Globalisation and politics -- 1: state sovereignty, cosmopolitanism and imperialism -- 4. Globalisation and politics -- 2: international relations and the post-September 11th world -- 5. The global economy: US hegemony from Bretton Woods to neo-liberalism -- 6. Globalisation, culture and rights: liberal internationalism, imperialism and universalism -- 7. Conclusions: US imperialism, actually existing globalisation, and the question of alternatives. |
| Summary |
This book examines the relationship between US hegemony and contemporary globalisation. Many introductory textbooks on globalisation tend to be simplistic and conservative. This book moves things forward, providing a critical review of the globalisation debate. Kiely reveals the weaknesses of globalisation theory, and argues that we can only approach a proper understanding of the contemporary world order by linking globalisation to debates on capitalism, imperialism, neo-liberalism and universal human rights. He explores US hegemony in the light of these issues, showing how 'liberal internationalism' cannot be separated from capitalism, neo-liberalism and US empire-building. Perfect for students of globalisation and international studies, the book covers the following issues: theories of globalisation and the relationship between capitalism, neo-liberalism and globalisation; the question of state sovereignty, institutions of global governance, liberal internationalism, cosmopolitanism, realism, imperialism, 'September 11th', the Bush II administration and the war in Iraq; Bretton Woods, development, neo-Keynesian and neo-liberal capitalism, capital flows, debt, US hegemony and global finance, and global poverty and inequality; cultural imperialism, Americanisation, universal human rights, democracy and freedom, and cultural standardisation; and contemporary globalisation, US imperialism, and the question of progressive alternatives to 'actually existing globalisation'. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Globalization.
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Globalization. |
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World politics -- 21st century.
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World politics. |
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21st century |
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Hegemony -- Economic aspects.
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Hegemony. |
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Liberalism -- Economic aspects.
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Liberalism -- Economic aspects. |
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Liberalism. |
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Neoliberalism.
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Neoliberalism. |
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-
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United States. |
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International relations. |
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1989- |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Empire in the age of globalization |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Kiely, Ray, 1964- Empire in the age of globalisation. London ; Ann Arbor, MI : Pluto, 2005 9780745324494 (DLC) 2006295467 (OCoLC)62177115 |
| ISBN |
9781849642989 electronic book |
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1849642982 electronic book |
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0745324495 hardback |
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9780745324494 hardback |
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0745324487 paperback |
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9780745324487 paperback |
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1281750921 |
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9781281750921 |
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