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America between the wars : from 11/9 to 9/11 : the misunderstood years between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the start of the War on Terror / Derek Chollet and James Goldgeier.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chollet, Derek H.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political culture--United States--History--20th century.
- Political culture.
- Social change--United States--History--20th century.
- Social change.
- Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989.
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Influence.
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
- World politics--1989-.
- World politics.
- United States--Politics and government--1989-.
- United States.
- United States--Foreign relations--1989-.
- United States--Social conditions--1980-2020.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (441 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : BBS PublicAffairs, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall collapsed, taking the Cold War down with it. The next twelve years passed in a haze of self-congratulation, Republican confusion, and angst, and economic prosperity?until they ended abruptly with a stunning catastrophe on September 11, 2001.In America Between The Wars, Derek Chollet and James Goldgeier blend deep expertise with broad access to both parties' political and policy establishments to find out how?and why?America failed to recognize that when we became the sole superpower with responsibility for the world's oversight, we overlooked
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface: Between the Wars ix; 1 The Lone Superpower, Adrift 1; 2 Democrats Unite 29; 3 Wrong Foot Forward 53; 4 Contract and Crisis 85; 5 Turning Point 113; 6 The Indispensable Nation in a Globalizing World 146; 7 "Remembering the Past and Imagining the Future" 178; 8 Liberal Bombs, Conservative Shields 210; 9 New World Disorder 244; 10 The End of the Modern Interwar Years 280; 11 The 11/9 World 313; From 11/9 to 9/11: A Chronology 331; Notes 343; Bibliography 377; Acknowledgments 387; Index 391
- Notes:
- "A Council on Foreign Relations book."
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]-386) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-46189-3
- 9786612461897
- 0-7867-4671-8
- OCLC:
- 436273514
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