American Empire by A J Bacevich
In this text, Andrew Bacevich reconsiders the assumptions and purposes governing the exercise of American global power. Examining the presidencies of George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, he demolishes the view that the US failed to devise a replacement for containment as a basis for foreign policy.
Bacevich insists that there are no differences in the key assumptions governing the foreign policy of the administrations of Bush I, Clinton, and Bush II - and this will certainly be the subject of passionate debate.. Bacevich's argument persuades... by means of engaging prose as well as the compelling and relentless accumulation of detai... Bring[s] badly needed [perspective] to troubled times. - James A. Miller, Boston Globe; An intelligent, elegantly written, highly convincing polemic that demonstrates how the motor of U.S. foreign policy since independence has been the need to guarantee economic growth. - Dominick Donald, The Guardian; I have long suspected our nation's triumphs and trials owed much to the American genius for solipsism and self-deception. Bacevich has convinced me of it by holding up a mirror to self-styled idealists and realists alike. Read all the books you want about the post-Cold War, post-9/11 world, just be sure American Empire is one of them. - Walter A. McDougall, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, University of Pennsylvania
Professor of History and International Affairs at Boston University, Andrew J. Bacevich He holds a doctorate in history from Princeton and was a Bush Fellow at the American Academy in Berlin. He is a West Point graduate and a Vietnam veteran. He is the author of a number of books, including Washington Rules: America's Road to Perpetual War and The Limits of Power, which was a New York Times best-seller.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780674009400 |
| ISBN 10 | 0674009401 |
| Title | American Empire |
| Author | A J Bacevich |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
| Year published | 2002-11-15 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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