A world recast : an American moment in a post-Western order / Simon Serfaty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Serfaty, Simon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geopolitics--United States.

Geopolitics.

World politics--21st century.

World politics.

Civilization, Western--21st century.

Civilization, Western.

United States--Foreign relations--21st century.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this powerful and provocative book, distinguished scholar Simon Serfaty vigorously argues that while it is possible, and even desirable, to acknowledge the passing of the Western era, it is exaggerated to present it as an irreversible decline of the United States and the rest of the West, relative to China and the rest of the Rest. Rather, he shows that the unfolding post-Western moment of zero-polarity will be messy, involving a dozen or more other countries. But Serfaty convincingly contends that even during this moment of geopolitical transition, American power remains

Contents:

CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Chapter 1. A POST-WESTERN MOMENT; Chapter 2. RECASTING THE GLOBAL SYSTEM; Chapter 3. SIGHTS OF POWER; Chapter 4. A LONE SUPERPOWER; Chapter 5. CHOOSING ALLIES; Chapter 6. NO TIME FOR A TIME OUT; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

1-4422-1589-5

9786613941503

1-283-62905-4

OCLC:

816282138