Is the American century over? / Joseph S. Nye Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nye, Joseph S., Jr., 1937-2025, author.

Series:

Global futures series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Power (Social sciences).

History.

United States--Politics and government--20th century.

United States.

Politics and government.

United States--Economic conditions--20th century.

Economic conditions.

United States--History--20th century.

Power (Social sciences)--United States--History--20th century.

United States--Foreign relations.

International relations.

Physical Description:

vii, 146 pages ; 19 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2015.

Summary:

For more than a century, the United States has been the world's most powerful state. Now some analysts predict that China will soon take its place. Does this mean that the American century is over? Will China's rapid rise spark a new Cold War between the two titans? In this compelling essay, world-renowned foreign policy analyst Joseph Nye, explains why the American century is far from over and what the US must do to retain its lead in an era of increasingly diffuse power politics. America's superpower status may well be tempered by its own domestic problems and China's economic boom, he argues, but its military, economic and soft power capabilities will continue to outstrip those of its closest rivals for decades to come. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Creation of the American Century 1

2 American Decline? 16

3 Challengers and Relative Decline 23

4 The Rise of China 46

5 Absolute Decline: Is America Like Rome? 71

6 Power Shifts and Global Complexity 94

7 Conclusions 113.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780745690063

0745690068

9780745690070

0745690076

OCLC:

893452160