Chaos and Violence: What Globalization, Failed States, and Terrorism Mean for U.S. Foreign Policy / Edition 1

by Stanley Hoffmann

Overview

Renowned for his compassionate and balanced thinking on international affairs, Stanley Hoffmann reflects here on the proper place of the United States in a world it has defined almost exclusively by 9/11, the war on terrorism, and the invasion of Iraq. A true global citizen, Hoffmann offers an analysis that is uniquely informed by his place as a public intellectual with one foot in Europe, the other in America. In this brilliant collection of essays, many previously unpublished, he considers the ethics of intervention, the morality of human rights, how to repair our relationship with Europe, and the pitfalls of American unilateralism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780742540712
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	10/26/2006
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.27(w) x 9.13(h) x 0.92(d)

About the Author

Stanley Hoffmann (1928–2015) was the Paul and Catherine Buttenwieser Professor Emeritus at Harvard University. His books include World Disorders (Rowman & Littlefield, 1998), Gulliver Unbound (Rowman & Littlefield, 2004), and Chaos and Violence (Rowman & Littlefield 2006).

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction: The State of the World and the State of the Discipline Chapter 2: A View of the World Chapter 3: Lost Illusions Chapter 4: Thoughts on Fear in Global Society Chapter 5: World Governance: Beyond Utopia Chapter 6: Peace and Justice Chapter 7: The Debate about Intervention Chapter 8: Intervention: Should It Go On, Can It Go On? Chapter 9: Intervention and Human Rights Chapter 10: The U.S. and Collective Security Chapter 11: The U.S. and International Organizations: The Clinton Years Chapter 12: American Exceptionalism: The New Version Chapter 13: Why Don't They Like Us? Chapter 14: After 9/11/2001: The Pitfalls of War Chapter 15: Iraq: Instead of War Chapter 16: France, the United States, and Iraq Chapter 17: Out of Iraq Chapter 18: U.S.-European Relationships Chapter 19: European Sisyphus

Editorial Reviews

Stanley Hoffmann is the premier essayist of American foreign policy and world politics. This collection offers a kaleidoscope of penetrating and brilliant insights that reveal a rare intellect. On every page Hoffmann's light-footed eclecticism gets the better of heavy-handed fundamentalism.

Peter J. Katzenstein

Stanley Hoffmann is the most perceptive, acute, and fearless of American experts on foreign affairs, with a viewpoint that bridges the Atlantic. His latest book is full of insights on a world of power and terror, conflict, and the elusive search for peace.

Baroness Shirley Williams of Crosby