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Agonies of empire : American power from Clinton to Biden /

Michael Cox outlines the ways in which five American Presidents from Clinton to Biden have addressed their predecessors' legacies while dealing with an empire under increasing stress. He sets out a critical framework for US foreign policy, the US's relationship with its enemies and rivals,...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cox, Michael, 1947- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2022.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover
  • Half-title Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication Page
  • Contents
  • About the Author
  • Preface
  • Introduction: The Rise of an Empire
  • Part I. Clinton: Liberal Leviathan
  • 1. From Geopolitics to Geo-Economics?
  • 2. The Wilsonian Moment? Promoting Democracy
  • 3. Failed Crusade? The United States and Post-Communist Russia
  • Part II. Bush Jnr: Empire in an Age of Terror
  • 4. American Power after the Towers
  • 5. Empire, Imperialism and the Bush Doctrine
  • Part III. Obama: Towards a Post-American World?
  • 6. Navigating the Rapids
  • 7. Stresses across the Atlantic
  • 8. Axis of Opposition: China, Russia and the West
  • Part IV. Trump: Turbulence in the Age of Populism
  • 9. Populism, Trump and the Crisis of Globalization
  • 10. Trump's World: The Legacy
  • Part V. Biden: Is America Back?
  • 11. After the Deluge or Whither the Empire?
  • Notes and References
  • Acknowledgements
  • Index
  • Back Cover