The rise and decline of the American century /

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"More than waging cold war, efforts to forge an American Century defined the course of U.S. foreign policy from 1945 through 1968. Henry R. Luce's call in 1941 for an American Century gave shape to four decades of thinking about how the United States should engage the world"--

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Walker, William O., III, 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Luce, Henry R., > 1898-1967. > American century.
Luce, Henry Robinson, > 1898-1967. > American century.
1900-1999
National security > United States > History > 20th century.
Hegemony > United States > History > 20th century.
Hégémonie > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Diplomatic relations.
Hegemony.
National security.
United States > Foreign relations > 1945-1989.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1945-1989.
United States.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Henry R. Luce and the security ethos
  • Pursuing hegemony
  • Protecting the free world
  • Seeking order and stability
  • Sustaining leadership
  • Bearing burdens
  • Contending with decline
  • Attaining primacy
  • Conclusion : an improbable quest.

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