Taming American power : the global response to U.S. primacy / Stephen M. Walt.

By: Walt, Stephen M, 1955- [author.]Material type: TextTextNew York : Norton, 2006©2005 Edition: First paperback editionDescription: 320 pages ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0393329194 (paperback)Subject(s): Balance of power | International relations | World politics -- 21st century | United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-LOC classification: JZ1480 .W35 2006Online resources: Table of contents Table of contents | Table of contents Table of contents
Contents:
Introduction: The problem of American power -- The foreign policy of American primacy -- The roots of resentment -- Strategies of opposition -- Strategies of accommodation -- Foreign policy in the national interest.
Summary: Finalist for the 2006 Gelber Prize: "A brilliant contribution to the American foreign policy debate."-Anatol Lieven, New York Times Book Review At a time when America's dominance abroad was being tested like never before, Taming American Power provided for the first time a "rigorous critique of current U.S. strategy" (Washington Post Book World) from the vantage point of its fiercest opponents. Stephen M. Walt examines America's place as the world's singular superpower and the strategies that rival states have devised to counter it. Hailed as a "landmark book" by Foreign Affairs, Taming American Power makes the case that this ever-increasing tide of opposition not only could threaten America's ability to achieve its foreign policy goals today but also may undermine its dominant position in years to come.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: The problem of American power -- The foreign policy of American primacy -- The roots of resentment -- Strategies of opposition -- Strategies of accommodation -- Foreign policy in the national interest.

Finalist for the 2006 Gelber Prize: "A brilliant contribution to the American foreign policy debate."-Anatol Lieven, New York Times Book Review At a time when America's dominance abroad was being tested like never before, Taming American Power provided for the first time a "rigorous critique of current U.S. strategy" (Washington Post Book World) from the vantage point of its fiercest opponents. Stephen M. Walt examines America's place as the world's singular superpower and the strategies that rival states have devised to counter it. Hailed as a "landmark book" by Foreign Affairs, Taming American Power makes the case that this ever-increasing tide of opposition not only could threaten America's ability to achieve its foreign policy goals today but also may undermine its dominant position in years to come.

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