For over a century now, America has dominated global politics and the global imagination. Yet as the dollar declines, inequality increases, rates of consumption are unprecedented and American unilateralism comes under fire, such hegemony is increasingly unsustainable. In this provocative new book, l...

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1. Verfasser:	Nederveen Pieterse, Jan 1946- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	London [u.a.] Zed Books 2008
Schlagworte:	World politics / 1989- Außenpolitik Wirtschaft Hegemonie Sozialpolitik Reform Niedergang Unilateralismus United States / Economic conditions United States / Foreign relations / 2001-2009 USA
Zusammenfassung:	For over a century now, America has dominated global politics and the global imagination. Yet as the dollar declines, inequality increases, rates of consumption are unprecedented and American unilateralism comes under fire, such hegemony is increasingly unsustainable. In this provocative new book, leading sociologist Jan Nederveen Pieterse asks whether it's possible for America to chart a different course. In this book, he argues that correcting the course of decline would mean taking drastic steps. Only a reinvention of New Deal politics could address social inequality, while repositioning itself in world politics would mean adopting genuine multilateralism
Beschreibung:	A study in decline -- The American bubble -- Odd numbers -- Dixie politics -- The trouble with hegemony -- Does empire matter? -- Political and economic brinkmanship -- Can the United States correct itself? -- New balance Includes bibliographical references (p. [194]-207) and index
Beschreibung:	VIII, 216 S. Ill.
ISBN:	9781848130227 9781848130234