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The blue age : how the US Navy created global prosperity--and why we're in danger of losing it / Gregg Easterbrook.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Easterbrook, Gregg, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Navy.
- Sea-power--United States--History--21st century.
- Sea-power.
- United States. Navy--History--21st century.
- United States.
- Trade routes--History--21st century.
- Trade routes.
- Shipping--United States--History--21st century.
- Shipping.
- History.
- United States--History, Naval.
- Naval history.
- Genre:
- History.
- Naval history.
- Physical Description:
- 291 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- How the US Navy created global prosperity--and why we're in danger of losing it
- Place of Publication:
- New York : PublicAffairs, 2021.
- Summary:
- "The United States has by far the most powerful naval fleet in the world. Other nations are not even trying to keep up. This has enabled America to stand sentinel over crucial waterways like the Strait of Malacca, ensuring safe passage of goods with little interruption. But we are entering a new era. What will happen if the US does not keep spending resources on improving trade between other nations? Will China's rising economic influence and regional aggression cause us to pull ships out of the South China Sea, or result in a conflict between our navies? What will happen if new shipping lanes are opened near the Arctic Circle, or other places changed by global warming? Surveying both decades of naval history and a world of contemporary politics, this book makes a unique and urgent argument about the future of global trade"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE WAR ON THE WATERS
- ch. One A School of Big Fish
- ch. Two Is Sea Power Overrated?
- ch. Three Why Fighting on the Blue Water Stopped
- ch. Four There's Always a Bigger Fish
- pt. TWO PEACE ON THE WATERS
- ch. Five Marlon Brando Would Not Recognize a Modern Port
- ch. Six From Ideal-X to the Megamax
- ch. Seven Why Sea Trade Improves Lives
- pt. THREE OUR FUTURE ON THE WATERS
- ch. Eight Hey Look, a New Ocean!
- ch. Nine The Next Stage Is to Govern the Seas
- ch. Ten End of the Blue Age?.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781541742543
- 1541742540
- OCLC:
- 1230231024
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