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US Hegemony and International Legitimacy Norms, Power and Followership in the Wars on Iraq
By Lavina Rajendram Lee
Copyright 2010
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book examines US hegemony and international legitimacy in the post-Cold War era, focusing on its leadership in the two wars on Iraq.
The preference for unilateral action in foreign policy under the Bush Administration, culminating in the use of force against Iraq in 2003, has unquestionably created a crisis in the legitimacy of US global leadership. Of central concern is the ability of... Read more
Acknowledgments 1. Introduction and Theoretical Framework 2. Legitimacy and Followership in the Gulf Crisis 3. Material Interests and Followership in the Gulf Crisis 4. Legitimacy and Followership in the Iraq Crisis 5. Material Interests and Followership in the Iraq Crisis 6. Comparative Analysis and Theoretical Implications 7. Conclusion
Biography
Lavina Rajendram Lee is a lecturer in the Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations at Macquarie University, Australia, and has a PhD in International Relations from the University of Sydney.
