The Challenge of Hegemony: Grand Strategy, Trade, and Domestic Politics
by Steven E. Lobell
University of Michigan Press, 2005 eISBN: 978-0-472-02475-9 | Cloth: 978-0-472-11312-5 | Paper: 978-0-472-03080-4 Library of Congress Classification HF1359.L624 2003 Dewey Decimal Classification 306.3
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
The Challenge of Hegemony explains how international forces subtly influence foreign, economic, and security policies of declining world powers. Using detail-rich case studies, this sweeping study integrates domestic and systemic policy to explain these countries' grand strategies. The book concludes with a discussion of the implications for the future of American foreign policy.
"His conceptually rigorous and tightly reasoned study . . . reminds us that power is never value neutral but organizes commercial systems in liberal or imperial terms."
---Perspectives on Politics
"Lobell's book is tightly written, nicely argued and thoroughly researched to a fault. He seems to delight in historical detail. The complexity of his approach is refreshing."
---International Affairs
"The Challenge of Hegemony is a pleasure to read. It is both theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich."
---International Studies Review
"The Challenge of Hegemony offers a compelling reinterpretation of key historical cases and provides wise guidance as to how the United States should wield its power today."
--Charles A. Kupchan, Council on Foreign Relations
"Lobell demonstrates clearly how the international environment confronting great powers interacts with their domestic political coalitions to produce different grand strategies. Through a masterful sweep of history, Lobell shows us the alternative trajectories before the United States today."
--David A. Lake, University of California, San Diego
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Steven E. Lobellis Associate Professor of Political Science, the University of Utah.
REVIEWS
". . . tightly written, nicely argued and thoroughly researched to a fault. [Lobell] seems to delight in historical detail. The complexity of his approach is refreshing."
—International Affairs
— International Affairs
". . . a pleasure to read. It is both theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich. Theoretically, it makes an innovative argument that draws constructively from the subfields of comparative politics and international political economy to explain the national security behavior of leading states. . . . [A] significant work that makes an innovative and important contribution to the international relations literature on hegemonic stability and power transition theory. It is, therefore, essential reading for both scholars and graduate students. In addition, Lobell's discussion of the grand strategic policy dilemmas facing the United States in the contemporary era will be of great interest to the U.S. policy community."
—International Studies Review
— Norrin M. Ripsman, Concordia University, Canada, International Studies Review
"[A] conceptually rigorous and tightly reasoned study. . . . Lobell reminds us that power is never value neutral but organizes commercial systems in liberal or imperial terms. Even more importantly, power organizes political societies in liberal (democratic) or imperial (authoritarian) terms."
—Perspectives on Politics
— Henry R. Nau, George Washington University, Perspectives on Politics
"By examining how systemic and domestic forces interact in shaping economic policy, Lobell makes an innovative and important contribution to the literature on grand strategy. The Challenge of Hegemony offers a compelling reinterpretation of key historical cases and provides wise guidance as to how the United States should wield its power today."
—Charles A. Kupchan, Council on Foreign Relations
— Charles A. Kupchan, Council on Foreign Relations
"Lobell demonstrates clearly how the international environment confronting great powers interacts with their domestic political coalitions to produce different grand strategies. Through a masterful sweep of history, Lobell shows us the alternative trajectories before the United States today."
—David A. Lake, University of California, San Diego
— David A. Lake, University of California, San Diego
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
2 Second Image Reversed Plus a Second Image
3 Liberal Contenders and Britain’s Grand Strategy of Cooperation 1889-1912
4 Imperial Contenders and Britain’s Grand Strategy of Restrained Punishment, 1932-1939
5. Imperial Contenders and Spain's Grand Strategy of Punishment, 1621-1640
6 Great Power Tenure
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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The Challenge of Hegemony: Grand Strategy, Trade, and Domestic Politics
by Steven E. Lobell
University of Michigan Press, 2005 eISBN: 978-0-472-02475-9 Cloth: 978-0-472-11312-5 Paper: 978-0-472-03080-4
The Challenge of Hegemony explains how international forces subtly influence foreign, economic, and security policies of declining world powers. Using detail-rich case studies, this sweeping study integrates domestic and systemic policy to explain these countries' grand strategies. The book concludes with a discussion of the implications for the future of American foreign policy.
"His conceptually rigorous and tightly reasoned study . . . reminds us that power is never value neutral but organizes commercial systems in liberal or imperial terms."
---Perspectives on Politics
"Lobell's book is tightly written, nicely argued and thoroughly researched to a fault. He seems to delight in historical detail. The complexity of his approach is refreshing."
---International Affairs
"The Challenge of Hegemony is a pleasure to read. It is both theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich."
---International Studies Review
"The Challenge of Hegemony offers a compelling reinterpretation of key historical cases and provides wise guidance as to how the United States should wield its power today."
--Charles A. Kupchan, Council on Foreign Relations
"Lobell demonstrates clearly how the international environment confronting great powers interacts with their domestic political coalitions to produce different grand strategies. Through a masterful sweep of history, Lobell shows us the alternative trajectories before the United States today."
--David A. Lake, University of California, San Diego
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Steven E. Lobellis Associate Professor of Political Science, the University of Utah.
REVIEWS
". . . tightly written, nicely argued and thoroughly researched to a fault. [Lobell] seems to delight in historical detail. The complexity of his approach is refreshing."
—International Affairs
— International Affairs
". . . a pleasure to read. It is both theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich. Theoretically, it makes an innovative argument that draws constructively from the subfields of comparative politics and international political economy to explain the national security behavior of leading states. . . . [A] significant work that makes an innovative and important contribution to the international relations literature on hegemonic stability and power transition theory. It is, therefore, essential reading for both scholars and graduate students. In addition, Lobell's discussion of the grand strategic policy dilemmas facing the United States in the contemporary era will be of great interest to the U.S. policy community."
—International Studies Review
— Norrin M. Ripsman, Concordia University, Canada, International Studies Review
"[A] conceptually rigorous and tightly reasoned study. . . . Lobell reminds us that power is never value neutral but organizes commercial systems in liberal or imperial terms. Even more importantly, power organizes political societies in liberal (democratic) or imperial (authoritarian) terms."
—Perspectives on Politics
— Henry R. Nau, George Washington University, Perspectives on Politics
"By examining how systemic and domestic forces interact in shaping economic policy, Lobell makes an innovative and important contribution to the literature on grand strategy. The Challenge of Hegemony offers a compelling reinterpretation of key historical cases and provides wise guidance as to how the United States should wield its power today."
—Charles A. Kupchan, Council on Foreign Relations
— Charles A. Kupchan, Council on Foreign Relations
"Lobell demonstrates clearly how the international environment confronting great powers interacts with their domestic political coalitions to produce different grand strategies. Through a masterful sweep of history, Lobell shows us the alternative trajectories before the United States today."
—David A. Lake, University of California, San Diego
— David A. Lake, University of California, San Diego
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
2 Second Image Reversed Plus a Second Image
3 Liberal Contenders and Britain’s Grand Strategy of Cooperation 1889-1912
4 Imperial Contenders and Britain’s Grand Strategy of Restrained Punishment, 1932-1939
5. Imperial Contenders and Spain's Grand Strategy of Punishment, 1621-1640
6 Great Power Tenure
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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