With or against the world? : America's role among the nations / James W. Skillen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Skillen, James W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

United States--Foreign relations--2001-2009.

United States.

International relations.

Physical Description:

xiii, 187 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2005]

Summary:

This is a collection of essays that starts with the premise that the United States inhabits a world it understands far too little and is insufficiently prepared to lead. The author, James W. Skillen, argues that world religions and cultural patterns are forces onto themselves and do not and will not change or adapt at American bidding. In short, this post-cold war era calls for a self-critical reexamination of nationalism, state sovereignty, and the demands of international justice. Published in cooperation with The Center for Public Justice.

Contents:

Did 9/11 change the world?

Forgotten depths

Earliest sources of the West's design on the world

Western Christendom

The rise of the modern state

The American Republic : witness to the end of history

Wilsonianism : from witness to vanguard

Another American century?

Justifiable warfare and visions of peace

What role among the nations?

Notes:

"Published in cooperation with the Center for Public Justice."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-180) and index.

ISBN:

0742535215

0742535223

OCLC:

56128548