Hierarchy in international relations / David A. Lake.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lake, David A., 1956-

Series:

Cornell studies in political economy.

Cornell studies in political economy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

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

United States.

Physical Description:

xiii, 232 p. : ill.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

International relations are generally understood as a realm of anarchy in which countries lack any superior authority and interact within a Hobbesian state of nature. In Hierarchy in International Relations, David A. Lake challenges this traditional view, demonstrating that states exercise authority over one another in international hierarchies that vary historically but are still pervasive today. Revisiting the concepts of authority and sovereignty, Lake offers a novel view of international relations in which states form social contracts that bind both dominant and subordinate members. The resulting hierarchies have significant effects on the foreign policies of states as well as patterns of international conflict and cooperation. Focusing largely on U.S.-led hierarchies in the contemporary world, Lake provides a compelling account of the origins, functions, and limits of political order in the modern international system. The book is a model of clarity in theory, research design, and the use of evidence.Motivated by concerns about the declining international legitimacy of the United States following the Iraq War, Hierarchy in International Relations offers a powerful analytic perspective that has important implications for understanding America's position in the world in the years ahead.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Introduction

1. International Authority

2. International Hierarchy

3. Patterns of Hierarchy

4. Domination

5. Subordination

Conclusion

Data Appendix

Acknowledgments

References

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9780801477157

0801477158

9780801457692

0801457696

9780801458934

0801458935

OCLC:

744545596