A Calculus of Power: Grand Strategy in the Twenty-First Century - Hardcover

Gowan, Peter

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9781844676200: A Calculus of Power: Grand Strategy in the Twenty-First Century
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ISBN 10: 184467620X ISBN 13: 9781844676200
Publisher: Verso, 2010

Synopsis

In this wide-ranging and incisive collection, Peter Gowan traces the contours of the world order that emerged after the end of the Cold War and assesses its prospects in the light of the global economic downturn. Arguing that the present inter-state system was shaped from the outset by Washington’s drive to maintain its status as global hegemon, Gowan dissects several cherished myths of the liberal mainstream, offering a radical counter-history of the UN and a sharp critique of the West’s interventions in the Balkans. He provides a forceful response to advocates of a new cosmopolitanism, and engages with neo-realist theories of international relations—asking whether the US invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan have resulted in a crisis for their visions of American power, and discussing what the lineaments of a future order might be.

Closing with an interview conducted just before his death which discusses his life’s work, A Calculus of Power is a penetrating look at contemporary world politics by one of the most renowned thinkers of the New Left.

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About the Author

Peter Gowan (1946–2009) taught international relations for many years at London Metropolitan University. He was the author of The Global Gamble and A Calculus of Power, co-editor of The Question of Europe, cofounder of the journal Labour Focus on Eastern Europe, and a longstanding member of the editorial board of New Left Review—who published <a href="http://www.newleftreview.org/?view=2803">an interview with Peter Gowan</a> along with <a href="http://www.newleftreview.org/?view=2801">an obituary</a> in Sept–Oct 2009.

Tariq Ali is a writer and filmmaker. He has written more than a dozen books on world history and politics—including Pirates of the Caribbean, Bush in Babylon, The Clash of Fundamentalisms and The Obama Syndrome—as well as five novels in his Islam Quintet series and scripts for the stage and screen. He is an editor of the New Left Review and lives in London.

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Publisher
Verso
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
184467620X
ISBN 13 
9781844676200
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
272
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