TY - BOOK AU - Kiely,Ray TI - Empire in the age of globalisation: US hegemony and neoliberal disorder T2 - Critical introductions to world politics SN - 0745324495 AV - JZ1318 .K543 2005 U1 - 327.73 22 PY - 2005/// CY - London, Ann Arbor, MI PB - Pluto KW - Globalization KW - World politics KW - 21st century KW - Hegemony KW - Economic aspects KW - Liberalism KW - Neoliberalism KW - United States KW - Foreign relations KW - 1989- N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-201) and index; 1. Introduction -- 2. Globalisation theory or capitalist globalisation? -- 3. Globalisation and politics -- 1: state sovereignty, cosmopolitanism and imperialism -- 4. Globalisation and politics -- 2: international relations and the post-September 11th world -- 5. The global economy: US hegemony from Bretton Woods to neo-liberalism -- 6. Globalisation, culture and rights: liberal internationalism, imperialism and universalism -- 7. Conclusions: US imperialism, actually existing globalisation, and the question of alternatives -- --; 1; Introduction --; 2; Globalisation theory or capitalist globalisation? --; 3; Globalisation and politics I : state sovereignty, imperialism and cosmopolitanism --; 4; Globalisation and politics II : international relations and the post-9/11 world --; 5; The global economy : US hegemony from Bretton Woods to neoliberalism --; 6; Globalisation, culture and rights : liberal internationalism, imperialism and universalism --; 7; Conclusions : US imperialism, actually existing globalisation, and the question of alternatives N2 - This book 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, US hegemony and global finance, and global poverty and inequality; cultural imperialism, Americanisation, universal human rights, democracy and freedom, and cultural standardisation; and contemporary globalisation, US imperialism, and the question of progressive alternatives to 'actually existing globalisation' ER -