Empires without imperialism : Anglo-American decline and the politics of deflection

Empires without imperialism : Anglo-American decline and the politics of deflection /

"The end of the Cold War ushered in a moment of nearly pure American dominance on the world stage, yet that era now seems ages ago. Since 9/11 many informed commentators have focused on the relative decline of American power in the global system. While some have welcomed this as a salutary deve...

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Main Author: Morefield, Jeanne, 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2014
Subjects:
Liberalism > Great Britain > History.
Liberalism > United States > History.
Imperialism.
Great Britain > Colonies > History.
United States > Territories and possessions > History.
Electronic books.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Alfred Zimmern's "Oxford paradox" : displacement and Athenian nostalgia
  • Falling in love with Athens : Donald Kagan on America and Thucydides' revisionism
  • The Round Table's story of commonwealth
  • The empire whisperer : Niall Ferguson's misdirection, disavowal and the perilousness of neoliberal time
  • Empire's handyman : Jan Smuts and the politics of international holism
  • Michael Ignatieff's tragedy : just as we are, here and now
  • Conclusion : is this who we want to be?

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