In Praise of Empires

Globalization and Order

D. Lal

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English

Palgrave
10 December 2004

Sociology & anthropology; Economics & Business; International economics; Development economics; Political economy

In this timely and controversial book, economist Deepak Lal explores the twin themes of empires and globalization and discusses the place of the US in the current world order. In Praise of Empires argues that not since the fall of the Roman empire has there been a potential imperial power like the United States today, and asks the question: Is a US impirium needed for the globalization which breeds prosperity? What form should this empire take - a direct 'colonial' or 'indirect' empire? Will America be able and willing to run an empire? Lal explores the Islamic threat to the position of the US and the current 'war on terror'.

By: D. Lal
Imprint: Palgrave
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 607g
ISBN: 9781403936394
ISBN 10: 1403936390
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 10 December 2004
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction PART I: PEACE Empires From a British to an American Imperium Challenges to the American Imperium PART TWO: PROSPERITY Liberal International Economic Orders The Challenges of Globalization: There Is No Third Way NGOs and Global Salvationism PART THREE: MORALITY Habits of the Heart Nationalism and Democracy Toward an International Moral Order?

DEEPAK LAL is James S. Coleman Professor of International Development Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA and Professor Emeritus of Political Economy, University College of London, UK. He has advised numerous governments and international agencies and was the Research Administrator at the World Bank from 1984 to 1987. He writes a monthly column for 'The Business Standard' and his most recent work, 'Unintended Consequences' was named on the of the 12 'Year's Best Books About Asia' by Asia Pacific Media News Magazine.

Reviews for In Praise of Empires: Globalization and Order

A fascinating study that addresses some of the most important economic and geopolitical issues of the day. Deepak Lal's thought-provoking analysis, which displays his customary erudition, forces us to look afresh at questions of governance in the contemporary world. He does so by examining the contribution that empires have made to the structure of governance over the centuries. --Anne O Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF Penetrating, engaging, well argued, and decidedly unconventional - John Mueller, Department of Political Science, Ohio State University Perhaps only someone with a background as cosmopolitan as Deepak Lal's and a willingness to trespass across disciplinary boundaries could have written such an insightful, forceful, and iconoclastic defence of imperialism which underlines the close relationship between globalization, prosperity, peace, and empire. Any social scientist working in the United States who is willing to write that the United Nations 'is of little use and in a rational world would be wound up' should not be ignored. --Stephen D. Krasner, Graham H. Stuart Professor of International Relations, Stanford University. A brilliant and provocative scourge of pious thinking on international politics --Paul Collier, University of Oxford.