America's failing empire : U.S. foreign relations since the Cold War /
This sharp and authoritative account of American foreign relations analyzes the last 15 years of foreign policy in relation to the last 40 years, since the end of the Cold War. In 1989, the United States emerged as victor from the Cold War struggle. But what did victory mean? In the United States, c...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Malden, MA :
Blackwell Pub.,
2005.
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| Series: | America's recent past ;
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This sharp and authoritative account of American foreign relations analyzes the last 15 years of foreign policy in relation to the last 40 years, since the end of the Cold War. In 1989, the United States emerged as victor from the Cold War struggle. But what did victory mean? In the United States, commentators were divided in their views: some feared their nation's eclipse by more successful trading powers or blocs; others were concerned that undoubted military pre-eminence was in effect financed by foreigners. A little over a decade later, these worries seem remote - but others have replaced. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (204 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-192) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470773857 0470773855 1405144602 9781405144605 1405114266 9781405114264 1405114274 9781405114271 1405144610 9781405144612 |