Birth of Hegemony: Crisis, Financial Revolution, and Emerging Global Networks

by Andrew C. Sobel

Book Overview

With American leadership facing increased competition from China and India, the question of how hegemons emerge--and are able to create conditions for lasting stability--is of utmost importance in international relations. The generally accepted wisdom is that liberal superpowers, with economies based on capitalist principles, are best able to develop systems conducive to the health of the global economy. In Birth of Hegemony, Andrew...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226767604
• ISBN13: 9780226767604
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"