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Reconsidering American power : Pax Americana and the social sciences / John D. Kelly, Kurt Jacobsen, and Marston H. Morgan.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2020Description: 1 online resource (540 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780199097807 (ebook) :Subject(s): Political sociology -- United States | United States -- RelationsAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199490585DDC classification: 306.20973 LOC classification: JK1726Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This volume offers trenchant studies by renowned scholars who reassess the role of the social sciences in the construction and upkeep of the Pax Americana. The thematic image for this enterprise is the 'fiery hunt' for Ahab's whale, which focuses attention on the strange brew of mixed motives for American ventures abroad. The reach of Pax Americana exceeds its grasp, but this verdict requires deeper insight than simply flushing out cultural premises and conceptual limits. The volume's purpose is to understand the USA's 'fiery hunt,' and thereby to help to end it.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume offers trenchant studies by renowned scholars who reassess the role of the social sciences in the construction and upkeep of the Pax Americana. The thematic image for this enterprise is the 'fiery hunt' for Ahab's whale, which focuses attention on the strange brew of mixed motives for American ventures abroad. The reach of Pax Americana exceeds its grasp, but this verdict requires deeper insight than simply flushing out cultural premises and conceptual limits. The volume's purpose is to understand the USA's 'fiery hunt,' and thereby to help to end it.
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