The Interregnum: Controversies in World Politics 1989-1999

'The Interregnum does what no other collection has managed thus far - it offers numerous paths of escape from the already exhausted label 'post-Cold War era'. This collection takes stock of the major intellectual fault lines emerging since 1989, sorting them and integrating them in new ways that avoid the excesses of cliché that characterize much recent discussion of globalization and so-called clashes of civilization. For those who seek to understand the nature of the current international system, this is the place to start.' Joel H. Rosenthal President, Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs, New York

• Acknowledgements; Foreword Christopher J. Hill; Notes on contributors; Introduction Michael Cox, Ken Booth and Tim Dunne; Part I. Historical Perspectives: 1. The rise and fall of the Cold War in comparative perspective Richard Ned Lebow; 2. History ends, worlds collide Chris Brown; 3. Globalization and national governance: antinomies or interdependence? Linda Weiss; 4. Beyond Westphalia?: Capitalism after the 'fall' Barry Buzan and Richard Little; Part II. Contending Visions: 5. The potentials of Enlightenment Fred Halliday; 6. Marxism after Communism Andrew Gamble; 7. Liberalism since the Cold War: an enemy to itself? Geoffrey Hawthorn; 8. Clausewitz rules, OK? The future is the past - with GPS Colin Gray; Part III. Geopolitical Landscapes: 9. Mission impossible? The IMF and the failure of the market transition in Russia Peter Rutland; 10. Europe after the Cold War: interstate order or post-Sovereign regional system? William Wallace; 11. Where is the Third World now? Caroline Thomas; 12. Whatever happened to the Pacific century? Rosemary Foot and Andrew Walter; 13. Still the American century Bruce Cumings; Index.