Follies of Power

By - Calleo, David P.

Floor - Floor 1

Published - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2009

ISBN 10 - 0521767679

ISBN 13 - 9780521767675

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - HEGEMONY

Shelf No - 15

Call Number - 327.73 CAL

Physical Description - 1 online resource (x, 176 pages) : illustrations

Notes - Include Index

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The book discusses the dangers of the "unipolar view" of world politics, one in which the United States is overwhelmingly predominant and should act accordingly. The book notes the damage caused by this view in action - as in the Middle East and Europe. It assesses the real strengths and weaknesses of American power - "soft," military, economic, and moral. It contrasts the federal systems of "Old America" and "New Europe" as models for governing today's increasingly plural system. It notes how friendly balancing from Europe is critical for maintaining America's own constitutional equilibrium.

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