The American ascendancy : how the United States gained and wielded global dominance / by Michael H. Hunt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hunt, Michael H.

Contributor:

Morris, Brian.

Series:

H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman series.

H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hegemony--United States--History.

Hegemony.

International relations--History.

International relations.

Geopolitics.

World history.

United States--Foreign relations--19th century.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--20th century.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (416 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

audio file

Summary:

What road did Americans travel to reach global preeminence? Taking the long historical view, Hunt demonstrates that wealth, confidence, and leadership were key elements to America's ascent. In an analytic narrative that illuminates the past rather than indulges in political triumphalism, he provides crucial insights into the country's problematic place in the world today. Hunt examines how the United States remade great power relations, fashioned limits for the third world, and shaped our current international economic and cultural order. He concludes by addressing current issues, such as how

Contents:

Nineteenth-century foundations

Grand projects, 1898-1920

The American way in a fragmenting world, 1921-1940

Reaching for geopolitical dominance, 1941-1968

In the American image, 1941-1968

The Third-World challenge, 1941-1968

Disoriented giant, 1968-1991

The neoliberal triumph, 1991-

Conclusion: Hegemony in question.

Participant:

Narrator: Brian Morris.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-385) and index.

ISBN:

9798890877734

9780807883419

0807883417

OCLC:

174532023