Someone Else's Empire

Tom Stevenson

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Author
Tom Stevenson
Publish Date
2023-11-07
Subtitle
British Illusions and American Hegemony
Book Type
Hardcover
Number of Pages
272
Publisher Name
Verso is the imprint of New Left Books
ISBN-10
180429148X
ISBN-13
9781804291481
citemno
286405
Subject
Political Science
Edition
1
SKU
9781804291481

Description

"The impetus for so many decisions about British foreign policy comes from a desire to maintain lieutenant rank in the Washington hierarchy. But British leaders and defence specialists tend to dislike seeing Britain framed by American power. A great effort is required to clear away the build-up of irrelevant, nostalgic detritus around 'Global Britain'. Stevenson looks at the infrastructure of a US world order re-energised by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and fits the UK into the picture without the usual euphemisms"--