Bibliograph

Liberal Leviathan, The Origins, Crisis, and Transformation of the American World Order, G.John Ikenberry

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Liberal Leviathan, The Origins, Crisis, and Transformation of the American World Order, G.John Ikenberry

Language

eng

Main title

Liberal Leviathan

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

713342299

Responsibility statement

G.John Ikenberry

Series statement

ProQuest Ebook CentralPrinceton studies in international history and politics

Sub title

The Origins, Crisis, and Transformation of the American World Order

Summary

In the second half of the twentieth century, the United States engaged in the most ambitious and far-reaching liberal order building the world had yet seen. This liberal international order has been one of the most successful in history in providing security and prosperity to more people. But in the last decade, the American-led order has been troubled. Some argue that the Bush administration, with its war on terror, invasion of Iraq, and unilateral orientation, undermined this liberal order. Others argue that we are witnessing the end of the American era. Liberal Leviathan engages t

Table Of Contents

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; One: Crisis of the Old Order; Part One: Theoretical Foundations; Two: Power and the Varieties of Order; Three: Power and Strategies of Rule; Four: Unipolarity and Its Consequences; Part Two: Historical Origins and Trajectories of Change; Five: The Rise of the American System; Six: The Great Transformation and the Failure of Illiberal Hegemony; Seven: Dilemmas and Pathways of Liberal International Order; Eight: Conclusion: The Durability of Liberal International Order; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

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