America as empire: global leader or rogue power?

"But the core question, Garrison asserts, is what kind of empire can and should America be? As the sole superpower, America must lead in shaping a new global order, just as after World War II Roosevelt and Truman took the lead in shaping a new international order. That international order is no...

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Main Author: Garrison, Jim (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco Berret-Koehler Publishers 2004
Edition:1st ed.
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Summary:"But the core question, Garrison asserts, is what kind of empire can and should America be? As the sole superpower, America must lead in shaping a new global order, just as after World War II Roosevelt and Truman took the lead in shaping a new international order. That international order is now crumbling under the pressures of globalization, persistent poverty, terrorism, fundamentalism, and U.S. foreign policy itself."--BOOK JACKET
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-206) and index
Physical Description:xii, 224 p. 24 cm
ISBN:157675281X