A World of Regions: Asia and Europe in the American Imperium
320A World of Regions: Asia and Europe in the American Imperium
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Overview
Regions, Katzenstein contends, are interacting closely with an American imperium that combines territorial and non-territorial powers. Katzenstein argues that globalization and internationalization create open or porous regions. Regions may provide solutions to the contradictions between states and markets, security and insecurity, nationalism and cosmopolitanism. Embedded in the American imperium, regions are now central to world politics.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780801443596 |
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Publisher: | Cornell University Press |
Publication date: | 08/02/2005 |
Series: | Cornell Studies in Political Economy |
Pages: | 320 |
Product dimensions: | 6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.00(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |
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Table of Contents
PrefaceChapter 1. American Power in World PoliticsAmerica and RegionsGlobalization and InternationalizationPorous Regional OrdersCases and PerspectivesChapter 2. Regional OrdersRegional Politics, Present at the CreationEthnic Capitalism in Asian Market NetworksLaw and Politics in a European PolityChapter 3. Regional IdentitiesRegional Identities in Asia and EuropeEast and WestGermany and JapanChapter 4. Regional Orders in Economy and SecurityTechnology and Production Networks in Asia and EuropeExternal and Internal Security in Europe and AsiaRegional Orders in Asia and EuropeChapter 5. Porous Regions and CultureCultural Diplomacy of Japan and GermanyPopular Culture in Asia and EuropeA Very Distant World—Closed Regions in the 1930sChapter 6. Linking Regions and ImperiumConnecting to the Center—Germany and Japan in the American ImperiumConnecting to the Periphery—Subregionalism in Europe and AsiaTwo-Way AmericanizationChapter 7. The American Imperium in a World of RegionsAmerican ImperiumPorous Regions in Europe and AsiaThe AmericasExtending the Argument to South Asia, Africa, and the Middle EastPredicaments and Possibilities of ImperiumBibliographyIndexWhat People are Saying About This
"This fascinating book tells us a lot about the future. It expands our understanding of the interaction of regions in a global system. Peter J. Katzenstein is one of the few scholars in the world with the ability to compare Europe and Asia in the framework of U.S. power. A World of Regions draws on his considerable skills to examine culture and institutions, military power and domestic political processes. This is a big contribution."
In A World of Regions, Peter J. Katzenstein persuasively argues that 'porous regions,' historically distinctive yet open to transnational influences and embedded in an American imperium, are critical elements in the dynamics of contemporary world politics.
"In its breadth, erudition, and insightfulness this is a truly monumental work in political science (not merely international relations). Peter J. Katzenstein's carefully crafted comparative framework builds on the experiences of Germany and Japanin Western Europe and Asia respectivelyto establish that regional institutions have important effects, above and beyond the effects of globalization and internationalization. Katzenstein's favored explanation is that formalWeberiandomestic arrangements in Germany versus informal ones in Japan shape regional politics in their respective images. The evidence for the workings of Japanese and German capitalism and culture in their respective regions is robust, convincing, comprehensive, and skillfully deployed."