Reconsidering American power : Pax Americana and the social sciences /
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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Delhi :
Oxford University Press,
2020.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| 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 United States' 'fiery hunt,' and thereby to help to end it. |
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| Physical Description: | xlviii, 521 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199490585 0199490589 |