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Twilight of the American century
\"Andrew Bacevich is among our most important public intellectuals in politics, foreign policy, international relations, and security. He writes regularly for The Wilson Quarterly, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The Nation, and The New Republic. His op-eds have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, and Los Angeles Times. This book is a curated edition of his numerous writings on American politics and war after 9/11. This volume will reflect the entirety of the American experience post-9/11, politically, culturally, and spiritually\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Twilight of the American Century
Andrew Bacevich is a leading American public intellectual,
writing in the fields of culture and politics with particular
attention to war and America's role in the world. Twilight of
the American Century is a collection of his selected essays
written since 9/11. In these essays, Bacevich critically examines
the U.S. response to the events of September 2001, as they have
played out in the years since, radically affecting the way
Americans see themselves and their nation's place in the world.
Bacevich is the author of nearly a dozen books and contributes
to a wide variety of publications, including Foreign
Affairs , The Nation , Commonweal ,
Harper's , and the London Review of Books . His
op-eds have appeared in the New York Times , Washington
Post , and the Wall Street Journal , among other
newspapers. Prior to becoming an academic, he was a professional
soldier. His experience as an Army officer informs his abiding
concern regarding the misuse of American military power and the
shortcomings of the U.S. military system. As a historian, he has
tried to see the past differently, thereby making it usable to the
present.
Bacevich combines the perspective of a scholar with the
background of a practitioner. His views defy neat categorization as
either liberal or conservative. He belongs to no \"school.\" His
voice and his views are distinctive, provocative, and refreshing.
Those with a focus on political and cultural developments and who
have a critical interest in America's role in the world will be
keenly interested in this book.
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The age of illusions : how America squandered its Cold War victory
\"A thought provoking and penetrating account of the post-Cold war follies and delusions that culminated in the age of Donald Trump, from the bestselling author of The Limits of Power. When the Cold War ended with the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Washington establishment felt it had prevailed in a world-historical struggle. Our side had won, a verdict that was both decisive and irreversible. For the world's 'indispensable nation,' its 'sole superpower,' the future looked very bright. History, having brought the United States to the very summit of power and prestige, had validated American-style liberal democratic capitalism as universally applicable. In the decades to come, Americans would put that claim to the test. They would embrace the promise of globalization as a source of unprecedented wealth, while embarking on wide-ranging military campaigns to suppress disorder and enforce American values abroad, confident in the ability of U.S. forces to defeat any foe. Meanwhile, they placed all their bets on the White House to deliver on the promise of their Cold War triumph: unequaled prosperity, lasting peace, and absolute freedom. In The Age of Illusions, bestselling author Andrew Bacevich takes us from that moment of seemingly ultimate victory to the age of Trump, telling an epic tale of folly and delusion. Writing with his usual eloquence and vast knowledge, he explains how, within a quarter of a century, the United States ended up with gaping inequality, permanent war, moral confusion, and an increasingly angry and alienated population, as well, of course, as the strangest president in American history\"-- Provided by publisher.
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American empire : the realities and consequences of U.S. diplomacy
In a challenging, provocative book, 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--as well as George W. Bush's first year in office--he demolishes the view that the United States has failed to devise a replacement for containment as a basis for foreign policy. He finds instead that successive post-Cold War administrations have adhered to a well-defined \"strategy of openness.\" Motivated by the imperative of economic expansionism, that strategy aims to foster an open and integrated international order, thereby perpetuating the undisputed primacy of the world's sole remaining superpower. Moreover, openness is not a new strategy, but has been an abiding preoccupation of policymakers as far back as Woodrow Wilson.
Although based on expectations that eliminating barriers to the movement of trade, capital, and ideas nurtures not only affluence but also democracy, the aggressive pursuit of openness has met considerable resistance. To overcome that resistance, U.S. policymakers have with increasing frequency resorted to force, and military power has emerged as never before as the preferred instrument of American statecraft, resulting in the progressive militarization of U.S. foreign policy.
Neither indictment nor celebration, American Empire sees the drive for openness for what it is--a breathtakingly ambitious project aimed at erecting a global imperium. Large questions remain about that project's feasibility and about the human, financial, and moral costs that it will entail. By penetrating the illusions obscuring the reality of U.S. policy, this book marks an essential first step toward finding the answers.
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America's war for the greater Middle East : a military history
From the end of World War II until 1980, virtually no American soldiers were killed in action while serving in the Greater Middle East. Since 1990, virtually no American soldiers have been killed in
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The new American militarism : how Americans are seduced by war
An updated edition of Andrew J. Bacevich's valuable examination of the dangerous obsession that has taken hold of Americans: a marriage of militarism and blind utopian ideology, of unprecedented military might and a blind faith in the universality of American values.
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The Gulf War of 1991 Reconsidered
The Gulf War of 1991 Reconsidered subjects one of the formative events of the post-Cold War era and a watershed in Middle Eastern international politics to a comprehensive reassessment. Condidering events from Arab, Israeli and American view points, the book examines the Gulf War's historical origins, conduct and legacy.
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The new American militarism : how Americans are seduced by war
Provides a warning of a dangerous dual obsession that has taken hold of Americans, conservatives and liberals alike. This book examines the origins and implications of a misguided enterprise. It shows how American militarism emerged as a reaction to the Vietnam War. It urges to restore a sense of realism and a sense of proportion to US policy.
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