Shor Dying Empire

U.S. Imperialism and Global Resistance
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-1-135-26245-7
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 208 Seiten

Reihe: Rethinking Globalizations

By the 1970s the global hegemony established by an American Empire in the post-World War II period faced increasing resistance abroad and contradictions at home. Contextualizing that hegemony, resistance and contradictions is the focus of Dying Empire.

Presenting a wide-ranging synthesis of approaches, the book attempts to shed light on the construction of and challenges to the military, economic, and cultural imperial projects of the United States in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Opposing US imperialism and global domination, Francis Shor combines academic and activist perspectives to analyze the crises endemic to empire and to propose a vision for the realization of another more socially just world. The text incorporates the most recent critical discussions of US imperialism and globalization from above and below to illuminate the practices and possibilities for global resistance.

Offering insights into the political and cultural convulsions of recent decades whilst raising profound and compelling questions, this book will be of interest to activists, students, and scholars of American political culture, US foreign policy, globalization, imperialism, international relations, and social movements.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shor, Francis

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Diplomatie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Imperial Constructions and Deconstructions 1. Imperial Burdens: Constructing and Contesting the U.S. Empire 2. Fortress America Redux: Breaking Down Imperial and Civic Enclosures 3. Afflicted Solidarities: Contradictions in Local and Global Citizens Movements Part 2: Whose Globalization? 4. U.S. Military Imperialism and the Pursuit of Global Dominance 5. U.S. Economic Imperialism and Global Inequities 6. U.S. Cultural Imperialism and Global Dissonance Part 3: Other Publics, Other Worlds 7. Transnational Counterpublics and the Globalization of Resistance 8. Is Another World Possible? Conclusion: It’s the End of the World as We Know It

Über Autor(innen)

Francis Shor is a Professor of History at Wayne State University, USA.