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Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire (Paperback)

by Niall Ferguson (Author)
Key Phrases: fiscal overstretch, imperial denial, problem from hell, United States, Middle East, United Nations (more...)
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Ernest May
Every page of Colossus is provocative.

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Every page of Colossus is provocative. (Ernest May) Amid the seemingly endless writings and decisions about ‘America as Empire,’ the most prominent recent voice is that of Niall Ferguson. (Paul Kennedy, New York Review of Books)

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Product Details
  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (March 29, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0143034790
  • ISBN-13: 978-0143034797
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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