America as empire : global leader or rogue power? /

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In this timely and telling book, Garrison argues that the preoccupation with military expansion is a fatal mistake, citing both FDR and Harry Truman as models for combining military power with institution building.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Garrison, Jim, 1951-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: San Francisco : Berret-Koehler Publishers, ©2004.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
2001-2009
Balance of power.
Imperialism.
Imperialism > History.
Équilibre des puissances.
Impérialisme.
Impérialisme > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
Balance of power
Diplomatic relations
Imperialism
Außenpolitik
Machtpolitik
Geschichte 2001-2004.
United States > Foreign relations > 2001-2009.
United States > Foreign relations > Moral and ethical aspects.
United States > Foreign relations.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 2001-2009.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > Aspect moral.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures.
United States
USA
History
Online Access:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: From Republic to Empire 2
  • 1 America and the World 10
  • 2 A Mighty Fortress on Shifting Sands 24
  • 3 America's Journey to Empire 48
  • 4 The Roots of American Preeminence 72
  • 5 Empire and Its Discontents 92
  • 6 The Rise and Fall of Empires 108
  • 7 The Roman Achievement 128
  • 8 America at the Choice Point 150
  • 9 The Final Empire 166.

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