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both in contemporary society and in history

and theories of multiple modernities to argue in favor of a multipolar world with a real cultural and political pluralism

This updated edition of the classic text includes a new introduction by Ian Hacking

Janice Radway

The age of exploration brought an influx of treasure into Western Europe

A Calculus of Power keyword-violence both in contemporary society andIn this wide ranging and incisive collection, Peter Gowan traces the contours of the world order that emerged after the end of the Cold War and assesses its prospects in the light of the global economic downturn. Arguing that the present inter state system was shaped from the outset by Washingtons drive to maintain its status as global hegemon, Gowan dissects several cherished myths of the liberal mainstream, offering a radical counter history of the