On empire : America, war, and global supremacy /
Hobsbawm, E. J.(Eric J.),1917-2012.
New York : Pantheon Books,
c2008.
Assesses increasing world disorder in light of the inequities caused by free-market globalization, America's use of the terrorist threat as an excuse for unilateral deployment, and American hegemony in comparison to the British Empire.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-97).
On the end of empires -- War and peace in the twentieth century -- War, peace, and hegemony at the beginning of the twenty-first century -- Why America's hegemony differs from Britain's empire.
Assesses increasing world disorder in light of the inequities caused by free-market globalization, America's use of the terrorist threat as an excuse for unilateral deployment, and American hegemony in comparison to the British Empire.
Hegemony
World politics
Imperialism.
War on Terrorism, 2001-