"As Europe rebuilt after the devastation of the Second World War, the former colonies of the major imperial powers sought their independence at the same time that the United States extended its economic and political power globally. In Turbulent Empires Mike Mason analyzes the struggles for...

Cover -- TURBULENT EMPIRES -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface: On with the Show -- 1 The American Leviathan -- 2 European Uncertainties -- 3 Russian Alternatives -- 4 East Asian Geese -- 5 Chinese Transformations -- 6 South Asian Avatars: India and Pakistan -- 7...

Part I: Transparency in Broader Context. - 1 A transparency turn in global environmental governance / Aarti Gupta and Michael Mason . - 2 The lost innocence of transparency in environmental politics / Arthur P.J. Mol . - 3 The national context for transparency-based global environmental...