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America in the Modern World

The Transcendence of United States Hegemony

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  • © 1991

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  1. Stephen Burman

    1. University of Sussex, UK

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Theories of Imperialism

    • Stephen Burman
    Pages 1-23

  3. Imperialism and the United States

    • Stephen Burman
    Pages 24-45

  4. The Superpowers: Politics, Economics and Survival

    • Stephen Burman
    Pages 46-66

  5. The Capitalist Powers: Discord and Harmony

    • Stephen Burman
    Pages 67-88

  6. America and the Third World

    • Stephen Burman
    Pages 89-110

  7. The 1960s: The Acme of American Power

    • Stephen Burman
    Pages 111-130

  8. Nixon and Carter: Responses to Decline

    • Stephen Burman
    Pages 131-152

  9. Reagan and the Resurgence of America in the 1980s

    • Stephen Burman
    Pages 153-174

  10. America in the 1990s: Dangers and Opportunities

    • Stephen Burman
    Pages 175-196

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 197-216
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About this book

The past few years have witnessed changes which will be of lasting significance in international affairs. The revolutions in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, for example, are fundamental not only for those societies but also in their implications for the rest of the world. They signal the passing of the international order that has governed the post war era. Since the United States was the principal architect of that order, its passing will have fundamental implications for America's role in the modern world. It has been suggested that this transformation will reduce the US to the status of an ordinary country, indeed that the signs of decline are already everywhere apparent. In this book, the author argues to the contrary that the emerging new world order offers great opportunities to the US to maintain its status as the leading power in the world.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Sussex, UK

    Stephen Burman

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: America in the Modern World

  • Book Subtitle: The Transcendence of United States Hegemony

  • Authors: Stephen Burman

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-60468-5

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 1991

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-312-01971-6Published: 15 November 1991

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-60468-5Published: 30 April 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 216

  • Topics: US History, Modern History, International Relations

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