American empire : the realities and consequences of U.S. diplomacy / Andrew J. Bacevich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bacevich, Andrew J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Foreign relations.

United States.

International relations.

United States--Foreign relations--Philosophy.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

ix, 302 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, [2002]

Summary:

In a challenging, provocative book, Bacevich reconsiders the assumptions and purposes governing the exercise of American global power. Examining the presidencies of George H. 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.

Contents:

1 The Myth of the Reluctant Superpower 7

2 Globalization and Its Conceits 32

3 Policy by Default 55

4 Strategy of Openness 79

5 Full Spectrum Dominance 117

6 Gunboats and Gurkhas 141

7 Rise of the Proconsuls 167

8 Different Drummers, Same Drum 198

9 War for the Imperium 225.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-295) and index.

ISBN:

0674009401

OCLC:

49751035