The War on Terrorism and the American 'Empire' after the Cold War

by Richard Saull and Alejandro Colás

Book Overview

This new study shows how the American-led 'war on terror' has brought about the most significant shift in the contours of the international system since the end of the Cold War.

A new 'imperial moment' is now discernible in US foreign policy in the wake of the neo-conservative rise to power in the USA, marked by the development of a fresh strategic doctrine based on the legitimacy of preventative military strikes on hostile forces...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415354250
• ISBN13: 9780415354257
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.4"