Understanding American power : the changing world of US foreign policy / Bryan Mabee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mabee, Bryan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Foreign relations.

United States.

International relations.

United States--Foreign relations administration.

Foreign relations administration.

United States--Foreign economic relations.

International economic relations.

United States--Military policy.

Military policy.

Physical Description:

ix, 283 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

The United States is one of the most powerful nations in the world, yet since the end of the Cold War the nature of its influence has been hotly disputed. In recent years American involvement in overseas conflicts and a flagging response to the global economic crisis have triggered discussion about whether America's influence is on the wane and whether a new, multipolar world order is emerging. This book goes beyond the limits of current debates to provide a comprehensive reassessment of American power in the twenty-first century. It examines the many different forms of power - including the broad array of economic, military, political and ideological forces - that shape America's global position. Bryan Mabee argues that in order to grasp the dynamics of foreign policy we need to understand more about the United States itself: how such power has developed historically and institutionally, and how the international environment impinges on (and provides opportunities for) the expression of power internationally. Addressing issues which go to the heart of contemporary international relations, this is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the prospects for American power. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction : American power in the world

The rise of American power

American power and international relations

The power of the state and the foreign-policy process

The evolution of military power : an American way of war?

The rise (and fall?) of American economic power

The power of American values : ideology and identity in American foreign policy

Responses to American power

Conclusion : the second American century and beyond.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-278) and index.

ISBN:

9780230217720

0230217729

9780230217737

0230217737

OCLC:

863044224

Publisher Number:

99955865834