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050	1	4	_aJZ 1242 _bS655p 2012
100	1		_aSmith, Martin A.
245	1	0	_aPower in the changing global order : _bthe US, Russia and China / _cMartin A. Smith.
260			_aCambridge ; _aMalden : _bPolity, _c2012.
300			_avi, 230 p. ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical notes and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction : power in the changing global order -- Understanding power -- Power resources -- Hegemony, unipolarity and the US -- The multipolar moment? : the US and the world in the 1990s -- A new era? : the George W. Bush administration's 'war on terror' -- Return to multilateralism? -- Russia as a 'continuing' or 'reviving' great power -- The Russian multipolarity debates -- China : 'rising power' or 'constrained state'? -- China, 'anti-hegemonism' and 'harmony' -- Conclusions : the US, Russia and China in a changing world.
520			_aPower has been compared to the weather: people discuss it all the time, but very few really understand it. This book seeks to demystify this complex concept by providing students with an incisive and engaging introduction to the shifting configurations of power in the contemporary global order. Drawing on the work of leading international relations scholars, philosophers and sociologists, the analysis goes beyond simplistic views of power as material capability, focusing also on its neglected social dimensions. These are developed and explored through a detailed examination of the changing international role, status and capacities of the United States, Russia and China since the end of the Cold War. Far from achieving multipolarity, the book concludes that the contemporary world remains essentially unipolar; America having moved to correct the mistakes of George W. Bush's first term in office, while China and Russia have, in different ways, limited their own abilities to challenge American primacy. This book will be essential reading for students of international relations and politics, as well as anyone with an interest in the shifting balance of power in the global system.
650		0	_aInternational relations.
650		0	_aWorld politics _y1989-
651		0	_aUnited States _xForeign relations _y1993-2001.
650		4	_aRelaciones internacionales.
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