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Empire in the Age of Globalisation: US Hegemony and Neo-liberal Disorder
by Ray Kiely, ISBN: 0745324487

General description: This book by Ray Kiely, ISBN: 0745324487, published September 2005, examines the relationship between US hegemony and contemporary "Globalisation".

Many introductory textbooks on globalisation tend to be simplistic and conservative. This book moves things forward, providing a critical review of the globalisation debate.

Kiely reveals the weaknesses of globalisation theory, and argues that we can only approach a proper understanding of the contemporary world order by linking globalisation to debates on capitalism, imperialism, neo-liberalism and universal human rights. He explores US hegemony in the light of these issues, showing how 'liberal internationalism' cannot be separated from capitalism, neo-liberalism and US empire-building.

Perfect for students of globalisation and international studies, the book covers the following issues: theories of globalisation and the relationship between capitalism, neo-liberalism and globalisation; the question of state sovereignty, institutions of global governance, liberal internationalism, cosmopolitanism, realism, imperialism, 'September 11th',the Bush II administration and the war in Iraq; Bretton Woods, development, neo-Keynesian and neo-liberal capitalism, capital flows, debt, U.S. hegemony and global finance, and global poverty and inequality; cultural imperialism, Americanisation, universal human rights, democracy and freedom, and cultural standardisation; and contemporary globalisation, U.S. imperialism, and the question of progressive alternatives to 'actually existing globalisation'. Ray Kiely is Senior Lecturer in Development Studies at SOAS. He has already authored a number of books including The Clash of Globalisations (2005) and Industrialisation and Development (1998).