Liberal Order and Imperial Ambition: Essays on American Power and International Order

by G. John Ikenberry

Book Overview

The United States dominates the world as no state has done before. It emerged from the Cold War as the worlds only superpower, and no geopolitical or ideological contenders are in view. Its dynamic... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745636500
• ISBN13: 9780745636504
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

an overly positive view of hegemony

Ikenberry makes the case that even though the poor distribution of power in a unipolar or bipolar international system may appear to be a negative scenario from a classical realist's perspective; such a system may actually be in the best interest of all the actors involved.