Twilight of a Hegemony: The Late Career of Imperial America

by George Liska

Overview

Twilight of a Hegemony reflects on the self-defeating exercise of U.S. primacy after replacing the Soviet counter-empire with a post-nuclear balance of terror. The author proposes a devolutionary alternative.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761826743
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	11/05/2003
Pages:	70
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.54(h) x 0.33(d)

About the Author

George Liska is Johns Hopkins University Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 From Empire to Hegemony Chapter 3 Anatomy of Terror in the Context of American Hegemony Chapter 4 An Alternative to U.S.-Managed World Society Chapter 5 Shapes of Violence Within a Genealogy of Dominance Chapter 6 The Two Faces of Primacy in the Mirror of Politics Chapter 7 Index Chapter 8 About the Author