| Description |
xiv, 362 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Locating the American century : a world-systems analysis / Peter J. Taylor -- Locating the American century : themes for a post-colonial perspective / David Slater -- Global shift : the role of United States transnational corporations / Peter Dicken -- Dynamics of US managerialism and American corporations / Michael Taylor -- Overseas investment by US service enterprises / P.W. Daniels -- Rise and decline of US international monetary hegemony / Mark Holmes and Eric Pentecost -- 'New' developmentalism : political liberalism and the Washington consensus / Kate Manzo -- Inaugurating the American century : 'new world' perspectives on the 'old' in the early twentieth century / Michael Heffernan -- European integration and American power : reflex, resistance and reconfiguration / Michael Smith -- United States, the 'triumph of democracy' and the 'end of history' / R.J. Johnston -- Taking the Cold War to the Third World / Klaus Dodds -- US influence in the making of the contemporary Amazon heartland / Berta K. Becker and Roberto S. Bartholo, Jr. -- American power and the Portuguese empire / James Sidaway -- Reality of American idealism / Gillian Youngs -- Contradictions of a lone superpower / David Campbell -- Occult Hollywood : unfolding the Americanizaton of world cinema / Marcus A. Doel -- Global Disney / Alan Bryman -- 'Kind of beat which is currently popular' : American popular music in Britain / Tim Cresswell and Brian Hoskin -- American philanthropy as cultural power / Morag Bell -- Between North and South : travelling feminisms and homeless women / Claudia de Lima Costa -- Americanization of the world / Pablo González Casanova -- Multiple themes, one America ; one theme, multiple Americas / David Slater and Peter J. Taylor |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Imperialism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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National characteristics, American.
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Civilization, Modern -- American influences.
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Americanization -- History -- 20th century.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Foreign economic relations http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140052 -- 20th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012476
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140089
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| Author |
Taylor, Peter J. (Peter James), 1944-
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Slater, David, 1946-
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| LC no. |
99014781 |
| ISBN |
0631212213 acid-free paper |
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0631212221 paperback acid-free paper |
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