{"product_id":"the-short-american-century-a-postmortem-9780674725690","title":"The Short American Century: A Postmortem","description":"\u003cp\u003eWriting in \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e magazine in February 1941, Henry Luce memorably announced the arrival of \"The American Century.\" The phrase caught on, as did the belief that America's moment was at hand. Yet as Andrew J. Bacevich makes clear, that century has now ended, the victim of strategic miscalculation, military misadventures, and economic decline. To take stock of the short American Century and place it in historical perspective, Bacevich has assembled a richly provocative range of perspectives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat did this age of reputed American preeminence signify? What caused its premature demise? What legacy remains in its wake? Distinguished historians Jeffry Frieden, Akira Iriye, David Kennedy, Walter LaFeber, Jackson Lears, Eugene McCarraher, Emily Rosenberg, and Nikhil Pal Singh offer illuminating answers to these questions. Achievement and failure, wisdom and folly, calculation and confusion all make their appearance in essays that touch on topics as varied as internationalism and empire, race and religion, consumerism and globalization. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the United States grapples with protracted wars, daunting economic uncertainty, and pressing questions about exactly what role it should play in a rapidly changing world, understanding where the nation has been and how it got where it is today is critical. What did the forging of the American Century--with its considerable achievements but also its ample disappointments and missed opportunities--ultimately yield? That is the question this important volume answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew J. Bacevich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 287\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.31h x 5.55w x 0.92d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674725690\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBacevich, Andrew J.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Andrew J. Bacevich is Professor of International Relations and History at Boston University.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIriye, Akira:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Akira Iriye is Charles Warren Professor of American History, Emeritus, at Harvard University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40146677661811,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_a538c875-622b-45c3-843f-f7f90f93471b.jpg?v=1654695097","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-short-american-century-a-postmortem-9780674725690","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}