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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791852403321

Autore

Hansen Birthe

Titolo

Unipolarity and world politics : a theory and its implications / / Birthe Hansen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-83538-5

1-136-83539-3

1-283-04095-6

9786613040954

0-203-83230-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (159 p.)

Collana

Routledge global security studies ; ; v. 22

Disciplina

327.101

Soggetti

Unipolarity (International relations)

World politics - 1989-

Realism - Political aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Preface; 1 What is unipolarity?; 2 Unipolarity and balancing; 3 The system; 4 International management; 5 Management challenges and the structure; 6 The world order; 7 The distinctiveness of the unipolar world order; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This new book offers a coherent model of a unipolar world order.Unipolarity is usually described either as a 'brief moment' or as something historically insignificant. However, we have already seen nearly twenty years of virtual unipolarity and this period has been of great significance for world politics. Two issues have been crucial since the end of the Cold War: How to theorize the distinctiveness and exceptional character of a unipolar international system? And what is it like to conduct state business in a unipolar world? Until now, a comprehensive model for