The New World and the New World Order: US Relative Decline, Domestic Instability in the Americas and the End of the Cold War

by K.R. Dark, A. Harris

Overview

This book re-examines the character of the USA and re-evaluates its relationship to the post-Cold War international order. The USA has often been seen as a model of democratic liberty, a vehement opponent of colonialism and the 'lone superpower' of the post-Cold War world. This book challenges all these views. Unlike previous studies of the post-Cold War role of the USA it connects US domestic affairs to systemic changes often characterized entirely in terms of the 'fall of Communism'.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333648049
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	11/04/1996
Series:	University of Reading European and International Studies , #14104
Edition description:	1996
Pages:	175
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.99(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ken Dark

A. Harris

Table of Contents

The Fall of the American Empire? - Domestic Political Instability in North America - The Rise of Separatism in Canada - The Legacy of State-Formation in the Contemporary Politics of the Americas - The Global Context of American Instability - Index

Editorial Reviews

Dark (international relations, U. of Reading) and Harris (American studies, U. of Nottingham) challenge the view of the US as a vehement opponent of colonialism and the lone superpower since the end of the Cold War. They connect US domestic affairs to wider changes in international politics, highlight the changing structure of society and economy in North America, and suggest that the US is not nearly as stable a polity as is usually supposed. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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