Good-Bye Hegemony!: Power and Influence in the Global System

by Richard Ned Lebow and Simon Reich

Book Overview

Many policymakers, journalists, and scholars insist that U.S. hegemony is essential for warding off global chaos. Good-Bye Hegemony argues that hegemony is a fiction propagated to support a large defense establishment, justify American claims to world leadership, and buttress the self-esteem of voters. It is also contrary to American interests and the global order. Simon Reich and Richard Ned Lebow argue that hegemony should instead find...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691160422
• ISBN13: 9780691160429
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"