Liberal leviathan : the origins, crisis, and transformation of the American world order /

"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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ikenberry, G. John
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2011
Princeton, N.J. : [2011], ©2011
Princeton, N.J. : c2011
Princeton, N.J. : ©2011
Princeton, N.J. : [2011]
Series:Princeton studies in international history and politics
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Crisis of the old order
  • Power and the varieties of order
  • Power and strategies of rule
  • Unipolarity and its consequences
  • The rise of the American system
  • The great transformation and the failure of illiberal hegemony
  • Dilemmas and pathways of liberal international order
  • Conclusion. The durability of liberal international order
  • One Crisis of the Old Order
  • pt. One Theoretical Foundations
  • Two. Power and the Varieties of Order
  • Three. Power and Strategies of Rule
  • Four. Unipolarity and Its Consequences
  • pt. Two Historical Origins and Trajectories of Change
  • Five. Rise of the American System
  • Six. Great Transformation and the Failure of Illiberal Hegemony
  • Seven. Dilemmas and Pathways of Liberal International Order
  • Eight. Conclusion: The Durability of Liberal International Order.