在《美洲帝国和第四世界》一书中，安东尼·霍尔对自哥伦布“发现美洲”以来，土著人民与欧洲帝国、各国政府和跨国公司在全球化前沿的遭遇进行了全面分析我们应该如何应对美国作为一个全球帝国的军事、商业和文化中心的崛起？当世界上最强大的政体在国际舞台上承认的权威并不比其国内优先事项更高时，我们如何制定一个基于平等和民主的全球法治？对霍尔来说，答案在于第四世界的概念，这是一个包容各方的知识帐篷，涵盖了一系列运动，其领导人寻求实施不同的全球化观点。第四世界比任何早期的政治运动都要大，它信奉的基本原则包括自决的固有权利，以及制定和执行国际法的更公正的方法。
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The American Empire and the Fourth World: The Bowl With One Spoon, Part One (Volume 35)
In The American Empire and the Fourth World Anthony Hall presents a sweeping analysis of encounters between indigenous people and the European empires, national governments, and global corporations on the moving frontiers of globalization since Columbus “discovered America.” How should we respond to the emergence of the United States as the military, commercial, and cultural centre of a global empire? How can we elaborate a global rule of law based on equality and democracy when the world’s most powerful polity acknowledges no higher authority in the international arena than its own domestic priorities? For Hall the answer lies in the concept of the Fourth World, an inclusive intellectual tent covering a wide range of movements whose leaders seek to implement alternative views of globalization. Larger than any earlier political movement, the Fourth World embraces basic principles that include the inherent rights of self-determination and a more just approach to the crafting and enforcement of international law.
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