Global Rivalries From the Cold War to Iraq
eBook - ePub

Global Rivalries From the Cold War to Iraq

  1. 488 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Global Rivalries From the Cold War to Iraq

About this book

This book offers a highly original analysis of world events in the light of the Iraq War. It explores the history and development of relations between major countries in the international community and the impact that successive wars and changes in the global political economy have had on the way states relate to each other today. Tracing the liberal state structure back to the closing stages of the English Civil War and settlement in North America, it argues that the rise of the English-speaking West has created rivalries between contender states that are never entirely put to rest. With each round of Western expansion, new rivalries are created. Offering a truly global analysis that covers every area of the world - from Europe and America to China, the Middle East, Latin America and Russia -- he analyses the development of international relations post WWII, and questions whether the neoliberal project and its human rights ideology have collapsed back into authoritarianism under the guise of the 'war on terror'.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of Tables and Figures
  7. Preface
  8. List of Abbreviations
  9. 1. Fractures and Faultlines in the Global Political Economy
  10. 2. Integration and Rivalry in Europe and the Middle East
  11. 3. America’s Crusade in Asia and the Euro-Atlantic Rift
  12. 4. The Spectre of Social and Economic Democracy
  13. 5. Transnational Rivalries and the Neoliberal Turn
  14. 6. From Pinochet to the Reagan Doctrine
  15. 7. The Rapallo Syndrome and the Demise of the Soviet Union
  16. 8. America Over Europe in the Balkans Crisis
  17. 9. The Rise of China as the New Contender
  18. 10. Energy Conflicts in the Post-Soviet Era
  19. 11. From Human Rights to the Global State of Emergency
  20. References
  21. Index
  22. About the Author