The American Century: Consensus and Coercion in the Projection of American Power

Slater, David (Editor)/ Taylor, Peter J. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0631212213 / ISBN 13: 9780631212218

Published by Blackwell Pub, 1999

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1st edition. 376 pages. 10.25x7.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The American Century: Consensus and Coercion in the Projection of American Power
• Publisher: Blackwell Pub
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631212213
• ISBN 13: 9780631212218
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.72 kilograms

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Synopsis

This book brings together studies of Americanization and American imperialism to assess how far the twentieth century can be seen as the "American Century".

About the Author

David Slater is Professor of Social and Political Geography at Loughborough University, and Joint Editor of Political Geography. He is author of Territory and State Power in Latin America (1989) and editor of Social Movements and Political Change in Latin America (1994).

Peter Taylor is Professor of Geography and Associate Dean for Research in the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities at Loughborough University. He was the editor of Political Geography (1982-1998) and an editor of Review of International Political Economy (1992-1997). His previous books include The Way the Modern World Works: World Hegemony to World Impasse (1996) and Modernities: A Geohistorical Perspective (Polity, 1999).