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The rise and decline of the American century / William O. Walker III.
LIBRA E744 .W24 2018
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Walker, William O., III, 1946- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Luce, Henry R., 1898-1967. American century.
- Luce, Henry R.
- Hegemony.
- History.
- United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.
- United States.
- International relations.
- National security--United States--History--20th century.
- National security.
- Hegemony--United States--History--20th century.
- Diplomatic relations.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 293 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- "More than waging cold war, efforts to forge an American Century defined the course of U.S. foreign policy from 1945 through 1968. Henry R. Luce's call in 1941 for an American Century gave shape to four decades of thinking about how the United States should engage the world"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction : Henry R. Luce and the security ethos
- Pursuing hegemony
- Protecting the free world
- Seeking order and stability
- Sustaining leadership
- Bearing burdens
- Contending with decline
- Attaining primacy
- Conclusion : an improbable quest.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Walker, William O., III, 1946- Rise and decline of the American century.
- ISBN:
- 9781501726132
- 1501726137
- OCLC:
- 1019844767
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