America in retreat : the decline of US leadership from WW2 to COVID-19 /
In the heady days after 1945, the authority of the United States was unrivalled and, with the founding of the United Nations, a new era of international cooperation seemed to have begun. But seventy-five years later, its influence has already diminished. This book is a short history of that decline,...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Oneworld,
[2021]
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| Summary: | In the heady days after 1945, the authority of the United States was unrivalled and, with the founding of the United Nations, a new era of international cooperation seemed to have begun. But seventy-five years later, its influence has already diminished. This book is a short history of that decline, how high standards and treasured principles were ignored, how idealism was replaced by hubris and moral compromise;and how adherence to the rule of law became selective. It is also a look into the future, a future dominated by greater Asia and China in particular. We are in the midst of the third great power shift in modern history from Europe to America to Asia. |
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| Item Description: | "First published by Hardie Grand Books, 2020"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 324 pages : portrait ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes biblographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781786079879 1786079879 |