Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- Expansionist Behaviour -- A Historical Sociological Approach -- Theorising American Empire -- An Indeterminate Future -- Str…
"This insightful book is an abundant resource for serious thinking on the trajectory of world politics today. Robert W. Cox, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, York University, Toronto" "Philip Golub brilliantly depicts the long American journey to global ascendancy that i…
Power, Profit and Prestige applies incisive historical and sociological analysis to make sense of the United States' post-Cold War imperial behavior. Philip Golub studies imperial identity formation and shows how an embedded culture of force and expansion has shaped American for…
"In recent years, the countries of Latin America have moved out from under the shadow of the United States to become active players in the international system. What changed? Why? And why did it take so long for that change to happen? To answer those questions, Joseph S. Tulchin…
"In recent years, the countries of Latin America have moved out from under the shadow of the United States to become active players in the international system. What changed? Why? And why did it take so long for that change to happen? To answer those questions, Joseph S. Tulchin…
"In recent years, the countries of Latin America have moved out from under the shadow of the United States to become active players in the international system. What changed? Why? And why did it take so long for that change to happen? To answer those questions, Joseph S. Tulchin…
What is an activist? What do 'activists' do that makes them take on that label, and what use do they glean from it? If the label itself is putting people off from taking political action, does it not become self-defeating? It's time to come in from the margins. This book is your…
"A guide to political struggle for a generation that is deeply ambivalent about power. While many activists gravitate toward mere self-expression and identity-affirming rituals at the expense of serious political intervention, Smucker provides an apologia for leadership, organiz…
Hegemony How-To is a practical guide to political struggle for a generation that is deeply ambivalent about questions of power, leadership, and strategy. Hopeful about the potential of today's burgeoning movements, long-time grassroots organizer Jonathan Smucker nonetheless pull…
Argues the US has lost the ability to shape world order after its own interests and image, and will be replaced with a system that offers a choice of ideas, power, and leadership offered by regional forces and both old and emerging powers.
The rise of Podemos in Spain is part of a wave of European left political initiatives that are putting forward new ideas for change and innovative ways of thinking about politics. The traditional left in Europe has been in difficulties for some time now: the communist tradition …