{"product_id":"a-calculus-of-power-peter-gowan-9781844676200","title":"A Calculus of Power: Grand Strategy in the Twenty-First Century","description":"In this wide-ranging and incisive collection, Peter Gowan traces the contours of the world order that emerged after the end of the Cold War and assesses its prospects in the light of the global economic downturn. Arguing that the present inter-state system was shaped from the outset by Washington's drive to maintain its status as global hegemon, Gowan dissects several cherished myths of the liberal mainstream, offering a radical counter-history of the UN and a sharp critique of the West's interventions in the Balkans. He provides a forceful response to advocates of a new cosmopolitanism, and engages with neo-realist theories of international relations--asking whether the US invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan have resulted in a crisis for their visions of American power, and discussing what the lineaments of a future order might be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClosing with an interview conducted just before his death which discusses his life's work, \u003ci\u003eA Calculus of Power\u003c\/i\u003e is a penetrating look at contemporary world politics by one of the most renowned thinkers of the New Left.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Gowan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 184467620X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781844676200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.62w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2011 pg. 151","brand":"Peter Gowan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48447988302079,"sku":"9781844676200","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_852850b5-19f1-4e65-a97c-528151c3845d.jpg?v=1777236151","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-calculus-of-power-peter-gowan-9781844676200","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}