World Out of Balance International Relations and the Challenge of American Primacy

Name: World Out of Balance International Relations and the Challenge of American Primacy
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ISBN: 9780691137841

ISBN-10: 0691137846

ISBN-13: 9780691137841

Edition: 2008

Authors: Stephen G. Brooks, William C. Wohlforth

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World Out of Balanceis the most comprehensive analysis to date of the constraints on the United States' use of power in pursuit of its security interests. Stephen Brooks and William Wohlforth overturn conventional wisdom by showing that in a unipolar system, where the United States is dominant in the scales of world power, the constraints featured in international relations theory are generally inapplicable. In fact, the authors argue that the U.S. will not soon lose its leadership position; rather, it stands before a twenty-year window of opportunity for reshaping the international system. Although American primacy in the world is unprecedented, analysts routinely stress the limited…

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List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 7/21/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 6.54" wide x 9.33" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Preface


Acknowledgments



Introduction



Realism, Balance-of-Power Theory, and the Counterbalancing Constraint



Realism, Balance-of-Threat Theory, and the "Soft Balancing" Constraint



Liberalism, Globalization, and Constraints Derived from Economic Interdependence



Institutionalism and the Constraint of Reputation



Constructivism and the Constraint of Legitimacy



A New Agenda


Index