{"product_id":"the-united-states-and-the-great-powers-9780745633749","title":"The United States and the Great Powers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe idea that world politics can be understood in terms of a US dominated unipolarity became generally accepted during the 1990s. Following the September 11 attacks, however, US foreign policy took an imperial turn and many began to question the form, style and substance of US leadership at the start of the 21st Century. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut why is the US behaving as if it lived in a world of enemies? What can other great powers do to change the behaviour of the US, and what will be the consequences if they fail? Could the EU and China become superpowers alongside the US? And what would happen if the US stepped down from its superpowers role creating a world with only great powers and no superpowers?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e In this important new book, Barry Buzan seeks to provide answers to these pressing questions. He begins by introducing the core concepts of polarity and identity in world politics, which he uses to develop three possible scenarios for the future development of the in\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The argument is rigorous and intriguing - revealing both for the limits and possibilities of applying structural models to grand strategy.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Goodall, \u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An extremely lucid exposition of contemporary big power international politics, with measured and sensible glimpses into various conceivable future world orders.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Dumbrell, \u003ci\u003eInternational Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a superb piece of scholarship. It both draws on and deepens contemporary IR theory and illuminates the real world of post-9\/11 international relations ... indeed, it does what few current books in IR can claim in recent years - it truly links the theoretical world to the real world and thereby advances our understandings in both realms.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Ikenberry, \u003ci\u003eGeorgetown University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The subject of mapping the international system since the end of the Cold War is one that has attracted a number of writers, but few have approached it with the clarity and rigour of this text. Barry Buzan writes very well, with the result that his argument is readily accessible and easy to engage with.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Mayall, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Cambridge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter one - Introduction. \u003cp\u003eChapter two- Identity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter three - Polarity in Theory and Practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter four - Great Powers - A Troubled Concept?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter five - Rethinking Definitions: Superpowers, Great Powers and Regional Powers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter six - Where We Are Now: One Superpower and Several Great Powers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter seven - Options for the Future I: Two or Three Superpowers and a Few Great Powers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter eight - Options for the Future I: Two or Three Superpowers and a Few Great Powers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter nine - Understanding the Turn in the US Foreign Policy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter ten - Where to From Here?.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404369043799,"sku":"9780745633749","price":49.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-united-states-and-the-great-powers-9780745633749","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}