Indirect Rule: The Making of Us International Hierarchy

by David A. Lake

Book Overview

Indirect Rule examines how states indirectly exercise authority over others and how this mode of rule affects domestic and international politics.

Indirect rule has long characterized interstate relationships and US foreign relations. A key mechanism of international hierarchy, indirect rule involves an allied group within a client state adopting policies preferred by a dominant state in exchange for the dominant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501773747
• ISBN13: 9781501773747
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher