A World of Regions: Asia and Europe in the American Imperium

Peter J. Katzenstein

Published by Cornell University Press 2015

A World of Regions

Asia and Europe in the American Imperium

Peter J. Katzenstein

In the series Cornell Studies in Political Economy

https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501700385

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About this book

Katzenstein argues that regions have become critical to contemporary world politics, challenging those who emphasize the purportedly stubborn persistence of the nation-state or the inevitable march of globalization.

Author / Editor information

Peter J. Katzenstein is Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Professor of International Studies at Cornell University. His many books include Cultural Norms and National Security: Police and Military in Postwar Japan; Small States in World Markets: Industrial Policy in Europe; Corporatism and Change: Austria, Switzerland, and the Politics of Industry; Network Power: Japan and Asia; and Tamed Power: Germany in Europe; all from Cornell.

Reviews

Peter Gourevitch, University of California, San Diego:

This fascinating book tells us a lot about the future. It expands our understanding of the interaction of regions in a global system. Peter J. Katzenstein is one of the few scholars in the world with the ability to compare Europe and Asia in the framework of U.S. power. A World of Regions draws on his considerable skills to examine culture and institutions, military power and domestic political processes. This is a big contribution.

Etel Solingen, University of California, Irvine:

In its breadth, erudition, and insightfulness this is a truly monumental work in political science (not merely international relations). Peter J. Katzenstein's carefully crafted comparative framework builds on the experiences of Germany and Japan—in Western Europe and Asia respectively—to establish that regional institutions have important effects, above and beyond the effects of globalization and internationalization. Katzenstein's favored explanation is that formal—Weberian—domestic arrangements in Germany versus informal ones in Japan shape regional politics in their respective images. The evidence for the workings of Japanese and German capitalism and culture in their respective regions is robust, convincing, comprehensive, and skillfully deployed.

Robert O. Keohane, Professor of International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University:

In A World of Regions, Peter J. Katzenstein persuasively argues that 'porous regions,' historically distinctive yet open to transnational influences and embedded in an American imperium, are critical elements in the dynamics of contemporary world politics.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Chapter One. American Power in World Politics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter Two. Regional Orders Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
Chapter Three. Regional Identities Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	76
Chapter Four. Regional Orders in Economy and Security Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
Chapter Five. Porous Regions and Culture Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
Chapter Six. Linking Regions and Imperium Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
Chapter Seven. The American Imperium in a World of Regions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	208
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