World of Regions

Peter J. Katzenstein is Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Professor of International Studies at Cornell University. His many books include Cultural Norms and National Security: Police and Military in Postwar Japan; Small States in World Markets: Industrial Policy in Europe; Corporatism and Change: Austria, Switzerland, and the Politics of Industry; Network Power: Japan and Asia; and Tamed Power: Germany in Europe; all from Cornell.

"This fascinating book tells us a lot about the future. It expands our understanding of the interaction of regions in a global system. Peter J. Katzenstein is one of the few scholars in the world with the ability to compare Europe and Asia in the framework of U.S. power. A World of Regions draws on his considerable skills to examine culture and institutions, military power and domestic political processes. This is a big contribution."—Peter Gourevitch, University of California, San Diego

• PrefaceChapter 1. American Power in World PoliticsAmerica and RegionsGlobalization and InternationalizationPorous Regional OrdersCases and PerspectivesChapter 2. Regional OrdersRegional Politics, Present at the CreationEthnic Capitalism in Asian Market NetworksLaw and Politics in a European PolityChapter 3. Regional IdentitiesRegional Identities in Asia and EuropeEast and WestGermany and JapanChapter 4. Regional Orders in Economy and SecurityTechnology and Production Networks in Asia and EuropeExternal and Internal Security in Europe and AsiaRegional Orders in Asia and EuropeChapter 5. Porous Regions and CultureCultural Diplomacy of Japan and GermanyPopular Culture in Asia and EuropeA Very Distant World—Closed Regions in the 1930sChapter 6. Linking Regions and ImperiumConnecting to the Center—Germany and Japan in the American ImperiumConnecting to the Periphery—Subregionalism in Europe and AsiaTwo-Way AmericanizationChapter 7. The American Imperium in a World of RegionsAmerican ImperiumPorous Regions in Europe and AsiaThe AmericasExtending the Argument to South Asia, Africa, and the Middle EastPredicaments and Possibilities of ImperiumBibliographyIndex