{"product_id":"hierarchy-in-international-relations-david-a-lake-9780801477157","title":"Hierarchy in International Relations","description":"\u003cp\u003eInternational relations are generally understood as a realm of anarchy in which countries lack any superior authority and interact within a Hobbesian state of nature. In \u003ci\u003eHierarchy in International Relations\u003c\/i\u003e, David A. Lake challenges this traditional view, demonstrating that states exercise authority over one another in international hierarchies that vary historically but are still pervasive today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevisiting the concepts of authority and sovereignty, Lake offers a novel view of international relations in which states form social contracts that bind both dominant and subordinate members. The resulting hierarchies have significant effects on the foreign policies of states as well as patterns of international conflict and cooperation. Focusing largely on U.S.-led hierarchies in the contemporary world, Lake provides a compelling account of the origins, functions, and limits of political order in the modern international system. The book is a model of clarity in theory, research design, and the use of evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMotivated by concerns about the declining international legitimacy of the United States following the Iraq War, \u003ci\u003eHierarchy in International Relations\u003c\/i\u003e offers a powerful analytic perspective that has important implications for understanding America's position in the world in the years ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David A. Lake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801477158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801477157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"David A. Lake","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926124101887,"sku":"9780801477157","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_18a7dd8e-fa5d-47bb-a26e-855d999b89ff.jpg?v=1681081338","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hierarchy-in-international-relations-david-a-lake-9780801477157","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}