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

Observing the dramatic shift in world politics since the end of the Cold War, Peter J. Katzenstein argues that regions have become critical to contemporary world politics. This view is in stark contrast to those who focus on the purportedly stubborn persistence of the nation-state or the inevitable march of globalization. In detailed studies of technology and foreign investment, domestic and international security, and cultural diplomacy and popular culture, Katzenstein examines the changing regional dynamics of Europe and Asia, which are linked to the United States through Germany and Japan. Regions, Katzenstein contends, are interacting closely with an American imperium that combines territorial and non-territorial powers. Katzenstein argues that globalization and internationalization create open or porous regions. Regions may provide solutions to the contradictions between states and markets, security and insecurity, nationalism and cosmopolitanism. Embedded in the American imperium, regions are now central to world politics. Contents Preface Chapter One. American Power in World Politics Chapter Two. Regional Orders Chapter Three. Regional Identities Chapter Four. Regional Orders in Economy and Security Chapter Five. Porous Regions and Culture Chapter Six. Linking Regions and Imperium Chapter Seven. The American Imperium in a World of Regions Bibliography Index In contrast to those who believe in the inevitable march of globalisation, Peter Katzenstein argues that, since the end of the Cold War, regions, not nation-states, have become critical to contemporary world politics