TY - BOOK AU - Kissinger,Henry TI - World order: reflections on the character of nations and the course of histroy SN - 9780241004265 U1 - 327 23 PY - 2014/// CY - London PB - Allen Lane KW - Weltordnung KW - gnd KW - Weltpolitik KW - World politics KW - 21st century KW - Security KW - international relations KW - military balance KW - international organizations KW - political science N2 - America views itself as a 'city on a hill', a beacon to the world, whose values have universal validity. How have these attitudes evolved and how have they shaped the histories of their nations, regions, and the rest of the world? What has happened when they have come into contact with each other? This book deals with these questions ER -