World Out of Balance : International Relations and the Challenge of American Primacy /

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World Out of Balance is the most comprehensive analysis to date of the constraints on the United States' use of power in pursuit of its security interests. Stephen Brooks and William Wohlforth overturn conventional wisdom by showing that in a unipolar system, where the United States is dominant...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brooks, Stephen G., 1971-
Other Authors: Wohlforth, William Curti, 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Hegemonie
Weltpolitik
Gleichgewichtspolitik
Internationale Politik
World politics.
International relations.
Globalization > Economic aspects.
Balance of power.
Diplomatic relations
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Comparative Politics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
international relations.
Mondialisation.
Politique mondiale > 21e siecle.
Relations internationales.
Équilibre des puissances.
World politics > 21st century.
USA
United States.
États-Unis > Relations exterieures > 2001-2009.
United States > Foreign relations > 2001-2009.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Realism, balance-of-power theory, and the counterbalancing constraint
  • Realism, balance-of-threat theory, and the "soft balancing" constraint
  • Liberalism, globalization, and constraints derived from economic interdependence
  • Institutionalism and the constraint of reputation
  • Constructivism and the constraint of legitimacy
  • A new agenda.

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