Good-Bye Hegemony!: Power and Influence in the Global System - Couverture souple

Reich, Simon; Lebow, Richard Ned

 
9780691160436: Good-Bye Hegemony!: Power and Influence in the Global System
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0691160430 ISBN 13 : 9780691160436
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Many policymakers, journalists, and scholars insist that U.S. hegemony is essential for warding off global chaos. Good-Bye Hegemony! argues that hegemony is a fiction propagated to support a large defense establishment, justify American claims to world leadership, and buttress the self-esteem of voters. It is also contrary to American interests and the global order. Simon Reich and Richard Ned Lebow argue that hegemony should instead find expression in agenda setting, economic custodianship, and the sponsorship of global initiatives. Today, these functions are diffused through the system, with European countries, China, and lesser powers making important contributions. In contrast, the United States has often been a source of political and economic instability.

Rejecting the focus on power common to American realists and liberals, the authors offer a novel analysis of influence. In the process, they differentiate influence from power and power from material resources. Their analysis shows why the United States, the greatest power the world has ever seen, is increasingly incapable of translating its power into influence. Reich and Lebow use their analysis to formulate a more realistic place for America in world affairs.

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À propos de l?auteur

Simon Reich is professor of global affairs and political science at Rutgers University, Newark. Richard Ned Lebow is professor of international political theory at King's College London and the James O. Freedman Presidential Professor of Government Emeritus at Dartmouth College.

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Éditeur
Princeton University Press
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0691160430
ISBN 13 
9780691160436
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
208
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780691160429: Good-Bye Hegemony!: Power and Influence in the Global System

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0691160422 ISBN 13 :  9780691160429
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2014
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