American power in the twenty-first century.0745633463 American power in the twenty-first century. Ed. by David Held David Held (born 1951) is a British political theorist and a prominent figure within the field of international relations. Together with Daniele Archibugi, he has been a key figure in the development of cosmopolitanism, and is a widely acclaimed scholar on issues of globalisation. and Mathias Koenig-Archibugi. Polity Press 2004 299 pages $64.95 Hardcover JZ1480 The US invasion of Iraq has elicited approving discussions of an American empire For other uses, see American Empire (disambiguation). American Empire is a term relating to the historical expansionism and the current political, economic, and cultural influence of the United States on a global scale. by neoconservatives, along with warnings from liberal internationalists that a unilateral hegemony is impossible, especially utilizing only the "hard power" of the military and economic dominance. The editors (of the London School of Economics and Political Science London School of Economics and Political Science, at London, England; founded 1895, recognized as a school of the Univ. of London (see London, Univ. of) in 1900. , UK) of this collection present 10 papers offering often opposing analyses of the nature of American power and the feasibility of the project of Empire. Readers already familiar with the literature on the issue will recognize many of the authors' names, including Michael Mann Michael Mann is the name of:
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