The Post September 11 Debate Over Empire, Globalization, and Fragmentation

LaFeber proposes that the Sep 11 attacks resulted from processes of globalization that had begun a generation earlier. He explains that these processes triggered an uneven distribution of wealth, and especially a decentralization of power that led to an attack on the US by an individual, nonstate, t...

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Published in:Political science quarterly 2002-03, Vol.117 (1), p.1-17
Main Author: LaFEBER, WALTER
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Armed forces
Bush, George W
Clinton, Bill
Cold War
Cold wars
Decentralization
Emerging technology
Foreign policy
GDP
Globalization
GNP
Gross Domestic Product
Gross National Product
Imperialism
International economic relations
International relations
Nongovernmental organizations
On the Impact of September 11
Political aspects
Political campaigns
Political debate
Politics
Presidents
Privatization
Superpowers
Terrorism
Terrorists
United States of America
War
World War I
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Summary:LaFeber proposes that the Sep 11 attacks resulted from processes of globalization that had begun a generation earlier. He explains that these processes triggered an uneven distribution of wealth, and especially a decentralization of power that led to an attack on the US by an individual, nonstate, terrorist group that utilized some of the most advanced methods provided by globalization technologies. LaFeber uses these contexts to explore the Clinton and Bush administrations' responses to the globalization/decentralization phenomena that climaxed in the Sep 11 tragedies.
ISSN:0032-3195
1538-165X
DOI:10.2307/798091