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When globalization fails : the rise and fall of Pax Americana

MacDonald, James, 1951- author

2016

Overview

Expertly combining political, economic, and military history in the manner of Niall Ferguson and Paul Kennedy, James Macdonald stresses that if industrial nations are more prosperous, they are also more vulnerable. While a dependence on trade may puch toward cooperation, the attendant insecurity pulls in the opposite direction - leading to conflict. In Macdonald's telling, World War I's naval blockades were as important as its trenches, and World War II was a struggle for raw materials in a world that had rejected free trade. Today, the Pax Americana that kept insecurities at bay is being undermined by China's rise, with potentially dangerous consequences. Rich in original historical analysis and elivened by vivid quotation, this book recasts what we know about war, peace, and trade, and raises vital questions about the future.

• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Subject: International economic relations History 20th century. / Balance of power. / World politics. / Economics. / United States Foreign economic relations. / United States Foreign relations.
• ISBN: 9780374535971

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
HF1359.M326 2016	1	BOOK	BUSINESS