The Paradox of a Global USA: The Strategy of Descartes' Meditations by Bruce Maz

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A uniquely diverse collection of essays on the global reach of American power, institutions and culture from the 19th century to the present day.

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The Paradox of a Global USA describes the vexed relationship between the United States and globalization. On the one hand, the U.S. has vociferously promoted modernization and open markets, both central components of the process of globalization. On the other hand, it appears to be resolutely determined not to live within an institutional framework of globalized authority. As the world's only superpower, the United States is often perceived as championing its own narrow national sovereignty-for example, by opposing the Kyoto Protocol and the International Criminal Court, and by taking action in Iraq outside the auspices of the UN. The book treats the paradox of American exceptionalism and globalization as a "local" happening within the broader process of globalization. These essays analyze the ways in which the USA has both played a role in, and reacted against, emerging present-day globalization.Examples are drawn from the fields of history, political science, cultural studies, and economics, making this collection one of the very few to link together so diverse a group of authors and approaches to the subject of global USA.

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"Globalization is, in itself, neither a positive nor a negative phenomenon; it is a reality, a defining aspect of the modern condition. . . . Therefore, what is at issue is not whether we should support or oppose globalization but how we should respond to it as a reality, how we manage it and its consequences. It is that spirit that led Bruce Mazlish, one of the giants of intellectual and cultural history, and his fellow contributors to assemble this volume. They have provided a considerable-and timely-service in helping to integrate a field of academic inquiry that has tended to be balkanized. . . . The result is a disciplined yet imaginative volume relevant to scholars, policy makers, and interested citizens of an increasingly globalized world."-From the Preface by Strobe Talbott, President of the Brookings Institution and Founding Director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization

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The Paradox of a Global USA describes the vexed relationship between the United States and globalization. On the one hand, the U.S. has vociferously promoted modernization and open markets, both central components of the process of globalization. On the other hand, it appears to be resolutely determined not to live within an institutional framework of globalized authority. As the world's only superpower, the United States is often perceived as championing its own narrow national sovereignty-for example, by opposing the Kyoto Protocol and the International Criminal Court, and by taking action in Iraq outside the auspices of the UN. The book treats the paradox of American exceptionalism and globalization as a "local" happening within the broader process of globalization. These essays analyze the ways in which the USA has both played a role in, and reacted against, emerging present-day globalization. Examples are drawn from the fields of history, political science, cultural studies, and economics, making this collection one of the very few to link together so diverse a group of authors and approaches to the subject of global USA.

Author Biography

Bruce Mazlish is Professor of History Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the founding director of the New Global History Initiative. Nayan Chanda is the Director of Publications and the Editor of YaleGlobal Online Magazine at the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization.Kenneth Weisbrode is a Councillor of the Atlantic Council of the United States.

Table of Contents

Contents Foreword by Strobe Talbott000 Contributors000 1. Introduction000 Bruce Mazlish 2. The Political Structure of a Global World: the Role of the United States000 Martin Shaw 3. Globalization as Americanization000 Akira Iriye 4. Expansion and Integration: Reflections on the History of America's Approach to Globalization000 David Reynolds 5. American Exceptionalism and Uneven Global Integration: Resistance to the Global Society000 Ian Tyrrell 6. Crisscrossing the Gods: Globalization and American Religion000 N. J. Demerath III 7. Reverse Flow: European Media in The United States000 Roberta E. Pearson and Nicola Simpson 8. Weary Titan, Assertive Hegemon: Military Stategy, Globalization and US Preponderance000 Ian Roxborough 9. Globalization and Empire: The Effects of 9/11 and the Iraq War000 James Kurth 10. Conclusion000 Bruce Mazlish Notes000 Index000

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"Globalization is, in itself, neither a positive nor a negative phenomenon; it is a reality, a defining aspect of the modern condition... Therefore, what is at issue is not whether we should support or oppose globalization but how we should respond to it as a reality, how we manage it and its consequences. It is that spirit that led Bruce Mazlish, one of the giants of intellectual and cultural history, and his fellow contributors to assemble this volume. They have provided a considerable - and timely - service in helping to integrate a field of academic inquiry that has tended to be balkanized... The result is a disciplined yet imaginative volume relevant to scholars, policy makers, and interested citizens of an increasingly globalized world." - From the Preface by Strobe Talbott, President of the Brookings Institution and Founding Director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization

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The Paradox of a Global USA describes the vexed relationship between the United States and globalization. On the one hand, the U.S. has vociferously promoted modernization and open markets, both central components of the process of globalization. On the other hand, it appears to be resolutely determined not to live within an institutional framework of globalized authority. As the world's only superpower, the United States is often perceived as championing its own narrow national sovereignty--for example, by opposing the Kyoto Protocol and the International Criminal Court, and by taking action in Iraq outside the auspices of the UN. The book treats the paradox of American exceptionalism and globalization as a "local" happening within the broader process of globalization. These essays analyze the ways in which the USA has both played a role in, and reacted against, emerging present-day globalization.Examples are drawn from the fields of history, political science, cultural studies, and economics, making this collection one of the very few to link together so diverse a group of authors and approaches to the subject of global USA.

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Globalization is, in itself, neither a positive nor a negative phenomenon; it is a reality, a defining aspect of the modern condition. . . . Therefore, what is at issue is not whether we should support or oppose globalization but how we should respond to it as a reality, how we manage it and its consequences. It is that spirit that led Bruce Mazlish, one of the giants of intellectual and cultural history, and his fellow contributors to assemble this volume. They have provided a considerable

Details ISBN0804751560 Short Title PARADOX OF A GLOBAL USA Publisher Stanford University Press Language English ISBN-10 0804751560 ISBN-13 9780804751568 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2007 Edition 1st Imprint Stanford University Press Place of Publication Palo Alto Country of Publication United States Edited by Nayan Chanda Birth 1923 Author Kenneth Weisbrode Illustrations black & white illustrations Subtitle The Strategy of Descartes' Meditations DOI 10.1604/9780804751568 UK Release Date 2007-05-04 AU Release Date 2007-05-04 NZ Release Date 2007-05-04 US Release Date 2007-05-04 Pages 240 Publication Date 2007-05-04 Alternative 9780804767637 DEWEY 327.73 Audience Undergraduate We've got this

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