Twentieth Century America in the Society of States

Ascendant Power

Yannis A Stivachtis editor Cornelia Navari editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Publishing:24th Aug '26

£41.99

This title is due to be published on 24th August, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

Twentieth Century America in the Society of States cover

This volume is the second part of an English School project focusing on the position and role of the United States in international society.

With a shift in focus to the twentieth century and a specific interest in how US practice has influenced and, in turn, how it has been influenced by developments in world politics, the expert contributors consider the derivative primary institutions of international society and the historically specific shape of the practices of the foundational institutions.

This volume will appeal to students in international relations, diplomacy, and international history, as well as established researchers and academics. The book should also be of interest to a general audience versed in diplomacy, foreign policy, international history, and historical sociology.

The discussion about America’s role in the long twentieth century has for too long been dominated by either a realist focus on US power or a liberal preoccupation with economic interdependence as the most effective way of constructing order. In this entirely original study, the much under-appreciated ‘English School’ of International Relations plots a third way, suggesting that order is based not so much on the projection of power or economic cooperation, but through a set of complex institutional mechanisms and agreed rules.

- Michael Cox, Professor Emeritus of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Founding Director of LSE IDEAS

ISBN: 9781041002024

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200 pages