US imperialism the changing dynamics of global power
Part I: Historical background. US global power in the 21st century: military or economic imperialism? ; Fifty years of imperial wars ; Empire or vampire? ; A century of wars that were lost -- Part II: Structure of empire. Foundations of the US empire: axes of evil ; Networks of empire and realignmen...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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New York ; London
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2020
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Part I: Historical background. US global power in the 21st century: military or economic imperialism? ; Fifty years of imperial wars ; Empire or vampire? ; A century of wars that were lost -- Part II: Structure of empire. Foundations of the US empire: axes of evil ; Networks of empire and realignments of world power ; Imperial power centers: divisions, indecisions and civil war -- Part III: Political economy of empire. Democracy and world power ; Imperial wars and domestic epidemics ; The Pentagon and Big Oil: militarism and capital accumulation ; Soaring profits and soaring social costs ; Putting an end to the welfare state: the last cut ; Imperial recovery and disappearing workers ; Global empire and internal colonialism ; Immigration: western wars and imperial exploitation uproot millions ; Imperialists' fear and loathing-- of being colonized -- Part IV: Geopolitics of empire. Dis-accumulation on a world scale: pillage, plunder and wealth ; Washington's two-track policy: Marines to Central America and diplomats to Cuba ; The United States' grand strategy toward China: mistaken assumptions and prescriptions ; Remapping the Middle East ; The offensive against Venezuela ; The sun never sets but a mote remains ; The emperor's rage -- Part V: Ideology of Empire. The Harvard School of Empire Building ; Lies and deceptions on the left ; An empire built on fear at home and abroad ; Imperial road to conquest: peace and disarmament agreements ; Mapping Trump's empire: assets and liabilities ; Latin America in the time of Trump ; Trump's protectionism: a Great Leap backward ; Trump marches onward and downward ; Trump against the world order: a teapot in a tempest? ; A decalogue of American empire building |
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| Beschreibung: | xiii, 234 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 9780367252755 978-0-367-25275-5 9780367252786 978-0-367-25278-6 |