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100 1 _aBacevich, Andrew J.
245 1 4 _aThe Short American Century :
_bA Postmortem.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bHarvard University Press,
_c2012.
264 4 _c©2012.
300 _a1 online resource (296 pages)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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505 0 _aIntro -- Contents -- 1. Life at the Dawn of the American Century - Andrew J. Bacevich -- 2. The Origins and Uses of American Hyperpower - David M. Kennedy -- 3. Consuming the American Century - Emily S. Rosenberg -- 4. The Problem of Color and Democracy - Nikhil Pal Singh -- 5. Pragmatic Realism versus the American Century - J. Jackson Lears -- 6. Toward Transnationalism - Akira Iriye -- 7. From the American Century to Globalization - Jeffry A. Frieden -- 8. Illusions of an American Century - Walter LaFeber -- 9. The Heavenly City of Business - Eugene McCarraher -- 10. Not So Different After All - Andrew J. Bacevich -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Index.
520 _aIn February 1941, Henry Luce announced the arrival of "The American Century." But that century-extending from World War II to the recent economic collapse-has now ended, victim of strategic miscalculation, military misadventures, and economic decline. Here some of America's most distinguished historians place the century in historical perspective.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aLuce, Henry R.,-1898-1967.-American century.
650 0 _aCivilization, Modern-American influences.
650 0 _aNational characteristics, American.
650 0 _aPolitics and culture-United States.
650 0 _aSocial values-United States-History-20th century.
650 0 _aUnited States-Civilization-20th century.
650 0 _aUnited States-Economic conditions-20th century.
650 0 _aUnited States-Foreign relations-20th century.
650 0 _aUnited States-Social conditions-20th century.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
700 1 _aFrieden, Jeffry A.
700 1 _aIriye, Akira.
700 1 _aRosenberg, Emily S.
700 1 _aSingh, Nikhil Pal.
700 1 _aLaFeber, Walter.
700 1 _aLears, T. J. Jackson.
700 1 _aKennedy, David M.
700 1 _aMcCarraher, Eugene.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aBacevich, Andrew J.
_tThe Short American Century
_dCambridge : Harvard University Press,c2012
_z9780674064454
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3301099
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