Clark's creative re-theorization of hegemony is a valuable contribution to international relations theory that will fuel many interesting conversations.
Political Science Quarterly
Ian Clark has opened up a new and debate-changing way of looking at hegemony... a fine and thought-provoking book.
Barry Buzan, Ethics and International Affairs
Ian Clark has done more than any other contemporary scholar to extend our understanding of the history of modern international society and its basic principles ... This is a rich, nuanced book that ranges more widely than most, making summary difficult. Clark aims to add historical and theoretical sophistication to hegemony, and he achieves this with aplomb.
extremely well structured ... any student studying the idea of hegemony, and wishing to gain from a contemporary English School viewpoint, will find considerable value in Clark's book.
eInternational Relations
the book has accomplished a substantial reworking of the conceptual apparatus that has built up around hegemony, and made a strong case for inclusion of legitimacy in our models and theories of how we think about it. ... Clark's fine, rewarding book will be required reading for anyone working in the field.
David P. Rapkin, Japanese Journal of Political Science