Global Rivalries From the Cold War to Iraq

di Kees van der Pijl (Autore)

Pluto Press, 2006

This book offers a highly original analysis of world events in the light of the Iraq War. It explores the history and development of relations between major countries in the international community and the impact that successive wars and changes in the global political economy have had on the way states relate to each other today. Tracing the liberal state structure back to the closing stages of the English Civil War and settlement in North America, it argues that the rise of the English-speaking West has created rivalries between contender states that are never entirely put to rest. With each round of Western expansion, new rivalries are created. Offering a truly global analysis that covers every area of the world - from Europe and America to China, the Middle East, Latin America and Russia -- he analyses the development of international relations post WWII, and questions whether the neoliberal project and its human rights ideology have collapsed back into authoritarianism under the guise of the 'war on terror'.

• Autore: Kees van der Pijl
• Editore: Pluto Press
• Anno: 2006
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 488 p.
• Dimensioni: 230 x 150 mm
• Peso: 687 gr.
• EAN: 9780745325415

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