Claude V. Chang

Territoriality and the Westernization Imperative (eBook, ePUB)

Antecedents and Consequences

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Coexistence in an atmosphere of mutual respect in a pluralist world order has become an even greater challenge in the practice of international relations since the murderous acts committed by al-Qaeda on September 11, 2001 (9/11) that demanded justice. This book looks beyond today's popular narratives. Dr. Chang explores the extent to which the tragedy of 9/11 has been exploited by the neoconservative-controlled U.S. administration as opportunity to launch its grand strategy for creating an American-centric order, necessary for the continuation of U.S. hegemony in the twenty-first century. Specific controversial concerns are extensively examined within the historical and theoretical context of territoriality and power. The state of the American economy; the Arab-Israel conflict; and the invasion of Iraq and its aftermath are treated as interrelated issues and examined in terms of the Westernization imperative inherent in the grand strategy that principally requires the containment of an emerging China.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Januar 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781461689072
• Artikelnr.: 44909333

Autorenporträt

Claude V. Chang teaches economics at Johnson & Wales University, North Miami Campus. Chang was a member of the Governing Council of the University of Guyana, served as Secretary to the Treasury of Guyana, and as ex-officio member of the Board of the Guyana Central Bank. He is a former UNDP consultant and has over twenty years of finance experience in the private sector of the US and abroad.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Preface
Part 2 Territoriality and the Westernization Imperative
Chapter 3 Territoriality and the Westernization Imperative: Overview
Part 4 Fundamental Laws, Precepts, and Concepts
Chapter 5 Fundamental Laws and Precepts
Chapter 6 Condign Power and Countervailing Response: Then and Now
Chapter 7 Compensatory and Conditioned Powers: Then and Now
Part 8 China Emerging
Chapter 9 The Dragon Awakes
Part 10 America's Territorial Imperative
Chapter 11 The American Experience: "It's the Economy Stupid"
Chapter 12 Is an Emerging China America's Dilemma?
Chapter 13 The Bush Foreign Policy: From Preemption to Transformation?
Part 14 Israel's Territorial Imperative
Chapter 15 Israel: A Dream on Hold?
Part 16 The Peace Imperative
Chapter 17 Universalizing Peace through Acceptance of "Other"
Part 18 Bibliography
Part 19 Index