Empire in the age of globalisation : US hegemony and neoliberal disorder

Empire in the age of globalisation : US hegemony and neoliberal disorder /

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 global...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Kiely, Ray, 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Ann Arbor, MI : Pluto, 2005
Series:Critical introductions to world politics.
Subjects:
Globalization.
World politics > 21st century.
Hegemony > Economic aspects.
Liberalism > Economic aspects.
Neoliberalism.
globalism.
United States > Foreign relations > 1989-
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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