To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change

To Govern the Globe is a sweeping history of the last seven centuries, from the Iberian Age to the British Empire to the post-World War II American era, by Alfred McCoy. It explores how shifting principles of sovereignty, debates over human rights, and the quest for profitable forms of energy have defined each world order, and how past patterns of energy use will trouble the planet for the rest of this century and beyond.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 380 pages
Publication date: 20 July 2023
Publisher: Haymarket Books

“To Govern the Globe is an immensely readable history that chronicles the rise and fall of empires and world orders over the past seven centuries, from the Iberian Age to the British Empire to the post-World War II American era. As historian Alfred McCoy explains, each world order has been defined by shifting principles of sovereignty, debates over human rights, and the pursuit of profitable forms of energy. Today, as the US world order, driven by its insatiable consumption of fossil fuels, faces mounting crises, McCoy demonstrates how past patterns of energy use will continue to impact the planet for the remainder of this century and beyond. This paperback edition features a new preface by the author.”
“To Govern the Globe is an immensely readable history that chronicles the rise and fall of empires and world orders over the past seven centuries, from the Iberian Age to the British Empire to the post-World War II American era. As historian Alfred McCoy explains, each world order has been defined by shifting principles of sovereignty, debates over human rights, and the pursuit of profitable forms of energy. Today, as the US world order, driven by its insatiable consumption of fossil fuels, faces mounting crises, McCoy demonstrates how past patterns of energy use will continue to impact the planet for the remainder of this century and beyond. This paperback edition features a new preface by the author.”

“To Govern the Globe is an immensely readable history that chronicles the rise and fall of empires and world orders over the past seven centuries, from the Iberian Age to the British Empire to the post-World War II American era. As historian Alfred McCoy explains, each world order has been defined by shifting principles of sovereignty, debates over human rights, and the pursuit of profitable forms of energy. Today, as the US world order, driven by its insatiable consumption of fossil fuels, faces mounting crises, McCoy demonstrates how past patterns of energy use will continue to impact the planet for the remainder of this century and beyond. This paperback edition features a new preface by the author.”

“To Govern the Globe is an immensely readable history that chronicles the rise and fall of empires and world orders over the past seven centuries, from the Iberian Age to the British Empire to the post-World War II American era. As historian Alfred McCoy explains, each world order has been defined by shifting principles of sovereignty, debates over human rights, and the pursuit of profitable forms of energy. Today, as the US world order, driven by its insatiable consumption of fossil fuels, faces mounting crises, McCoy demonstrates how past patterns of energy use will continue to impact the planet for the remainder of this century and beyond. This paperback edition features a new preface by the author.”

Weight: 666g
Dimension: 229 x 153 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781642599213