{"product_id":"roots-of-the-pax-americana-9780719096686","title":"Roots of the Pax Americana","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis fascinating book examines how and why Americans built an informal trading empire and why the British Empire needed to be removed before a Pax Americana could be built. It offers a systematic explanation for the rise of this super empire, and explains in detail how it is governed. -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of maps\u003cbr\u003eList of tables\u003cbr\u003eList of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e1. What is the Pax Americana?\u003cbr\u003e2. The twentieth-century power-shift\u003cbr\u003e3. Manifest destiny and the rise of American power\u003cbr\u003e4. The British Empire as obstacle to American power\u003cbr\u003e5. Planning for a future Pax Americana\u003cbr\u003e6. Promoting decolonization: de-legitimating European imperial power\u003cbr\u003e7. Getting Britain to deconstruct its empire\u003cbr\u003e8. Cloning America 1: selling ‘development’\u003cbr\u003e9. Cloning America 2: the German\/Japan model\u003cbr\u003e10. Cloning America 3: Hollywood and Soft Power\u003cbr\u003e11. The Empire strikes back: 9\/11 and beyond\u003cbr\u003eMaps \u003cbr\u003eSelect bibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037353640279,"sku":"9780719096686","price":23.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719096686.jpg?v=1750935410","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/roots-of-the-pax-americana-9780719096686","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}