{"product_id":"american-power-and-the-prospects-for-international-order-hardback-9780745642383","title":"American Power and the Prospects for International Order (Hardback) 9780745642383","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAmerican Power and the Prospects for International Order\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSimon Bromley (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745642383, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 July 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 2.3 cm, 0.49 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"A well-researched, multifaceted and insightful analysis of the sources and challenges to US supremacy. Particularly impressive is the way in which Bromley is able to explain complex economic theory in relatively easily understood terms, and at times to bridge the gap between economic and security based analyses of US power and international order in general.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAustralian Journal of Political Science\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Walt Rostow's theory of modernization, in Bromley's view, supplemented the requirement of containing Soviet military power with the need to 'create forms of coordinated economic interdependence, based on the replication of the American model of capitalism in the rest of the capitalist world, from which many states could derive positive benefit'. Bromley elucidates this argument in an excellent first chapter and goes on to demonstrate how the neo-conservative foreign policy agenda both builds on this foundation and departs from it.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolitical Studies Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a good book and should be recommended in particular to those who think they already know everything about American foreign relations.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Simon Bromley is one of the most knowledgeable, astute and sober analysts of the role of oil in the making of the American empire. This new book confirms this amidst a broader examination of the American strategy and ideology from the post-war era up to today.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLeo Panitch, \u003ci\u003eYork University, Toronto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Simon Bromley has written an exceptional book, remarkable for its many insights, and the lucidity and balance of its judgements on the role the United States plays in the world and the complex nature of its power. Avoiding the oversimplifications and caricatures which bedevil this field, Bromley offers a compelling account of the enduring dilemmas which have shaped American policy towards the international order and the current challenges it faces. This book should be read by everyone interested in understanding contemporary world politics.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAndrew Gamble, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Cambridge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Simon Bromley has crafted an excellent and thought-provoking study of American power. He presents a robust defence of an American-led liberal international order that will need to be taken into account by all other writers on the subject. His argument that the US is a revolutionary power seeking to mould the world into its own image because of its declining economic power is a challenging one. Summing up and defending a liberal thesis, Bromley does something unusual (at least for a European scholar): he defends American power. Bromley's study should be widely read by political scientists, political economists, political historians, and international relations scholars and students.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eInderjeet Parmar, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Manchester\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe turn of the century has seen the US greatly enhance its military supremacy across the world. It has also played a key role in shaping the international economic order. More recently, however, its world-wide economic domination has started to diminish as other regions and countries have become globally important players.  \u003cp\u003eSimon Bromley brings a fresh perspective to these issues, arguing that it is as yet unclear whether the US will be capable of rising to the challenges posed by the new world order. He carefully examines the intricacies of these debates including the American ideology of a liberal international order and the relation of this to the Bush doctrine; US power in the transatlantic arena and US-European integration in relation to the EU and NATO; and the geo-politics of oil. He looks at a range of challenges to US dominance, including the weakening of the dollar; the rapid growth and industrialization of Asia; and the strengths and weaknesses of Bush's foreign policy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is set to spark debate amongst students and scholars of international politics, as well as appealing to anyone interested in the changing shape of the international order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Tables and Figures vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction: The American Project for a Liberal International Order 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The American Ideology: Modernization Theory and the Neo-Conservatives 8\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Was Modernization Theory? 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContainment and ‘Development’ 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModernization Theory and World Order 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModernity Is Not the ‘End of History’ 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModernization Theory, the Neo-Conservatives and the Bush Doctrine 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 America's Transatlantic Empire: Where in the World Is America? 52\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe American Empire 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImperialism 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnarchy, Rivalry and Interdependence 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUS Power and the Liberal Capitalist International Order 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 American Oil, World Oil: Resources, Confl icts, Control and Scarcity 101\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReasons for War? 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmerica's Oil, World Oil 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOPEC and World Oil 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe United States and Middle East Oil 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReshaping the Greater Middle East 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Oil in the New Middle East Strategy 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCarry on Driving? 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 American Power, the Future of the Dollar and the Challenge of China 149\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternational Money 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Fixed to Floating Exchange Rates 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResurgent Asia 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContaining China? 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusion: The Prospects for a Liberal International Order 202\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eName Index 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 240\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Economics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economics%20%5BKC%5D%22\"\u003eKC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407307010328,"sku":"9780745642383","price":45.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745642383.jpg?v=1784160510","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/american-power-and-the-prospects-for-international-order-hardback-9780745642383","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}