Empire in the Age of Globalisation: US Hegemony and Neo-Liberal Disorder (Critical Introductions to World Politics) - Hardcover

Kiely, Ray

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0745324495 ISBN 13: 9780745324494

Verlag: Pluto Press, 2005

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Taking on mainstream globalisation theory, Ray Kiely examines vitally important questions on the nature of modern imperialism and U.S. hegemony. He makes a forceful case that, although divided by 9/11, both Presidents Clinton and Bush have been consistently committed to neo-liberalism and driven to maintain U.S. leadership within the context of globalisation. For all those concerned with the issues of war, poverty and human rights, Kiely offers a cogent critic and insightful analysis well worth the read. (Jerry Harris, Professor of History, DeVry University, Chicago, and Organizational Secretary, Global Studies Association of North America)

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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 globalisation theory, and argues that we can only approach a proper understanding of the contemporary world order by linking globalisation to debates on capitalism, imperialism, neo-liberalism and universal human rights. He explores US hegemony in the light of these issues, showing how 'liberal internationalism' cannot be separated from capitalism, neo-liberalism and US empire-building.

Perfect for students of globalisation and international studies, the book covers the following issues: theories of globalisation and the relationship between capitalism, neo-liberalism and globalisation; the question of state sovereignty, institutions of global governance, liberal internationalism, cosmopolitanism, realism, imperialism, ‘September 11th’, the Bush II administration and the war in Iraq; Bretton Woods, development, neo-Keynesian and neo-liberal capitalism, capital flows, debt, US hegemony and global finance, and global poverty and inequality; cultural imperialism, Americanisation, universal human rights, democracy and freedom, and cultural standardisation; and contemporary globalisation, US imperialism, and the question of progressive alternatives to ‘actually existing globalisation’.

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• Verlag: Pluto Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0745324495
• ISBN 13: 9780745324494
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224