
- 294 pages
- English
- PDF
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About this book
This broad-ranging assessment of US power in the twenty-first century covers not just the nature and mechanics of foreign policy but the broad array of economic, military, political, social andideological forces that shape America's global position and role, all set in a clear historical context.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Tables and Figures
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Introduction: American Power in the World
- 1 The Rise of American Power
- 2 American Power and International Relations
- 3 The Power of the State and the Foreign Policy Process
- 4 The Evolution of Military Power: An American Way of War?
- 5 The Rise (and Fall?) of American Economic Power
- 6 The Power of American Values: Ideology and Identity in American Foreign Policy
- 7 Responses to American Power
- Conclusion: The Second American Century and Beyond
- References
- Index
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