Paradise and Power: America and Europe in the New World Order (Hardcover)

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European leaders, increasingly disturbed by U.S. policy and actions abroad, feel they are headed for a moment of truth. After years of mutual resentment and tension, there is a sudden recognition that the real interests of America and its allies are diverging sharply and that the trans-atlantic relationship itself has changed, possibly irreversibly. Europe sees the United States as high-handed, unilateralist, and unnecessarily belligerent; the United States sees Europe as spent, unserious, and weak. The anger and mistrust on both sides are hardening into incomprehension. Tracing the widely differing histories of Europe and America since the end of World War II, Kagan makes clear how for one the need to escape a bloody past has led to a new set of transnational beliefs about power and threat, while the other has perforce evolved into the guarantor of that "postmodern paradise" by dint of its might and global reach.

About the Author

ROBERT KAGAN is senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. In addition to a column in the Washington Post, he is the author of A Twilight Struggle: American Power and Nicaragua, 1977-1990. A member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Kagan served in the State Department from 1984 to 1998.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 104 pages
• Publisher: Atlantic Books (UK) (January 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1843541777
• ISBN-13: 978-1843541776
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,745,246 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great book, May 6, 2006

By	Joshua Keenan "Q7Q7Q7" (Spokane, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This was a great book describing the changing dynamics between the U.S. and Europe as a consequence of America's ascending military and economic might. It is a fast read and is well written. This book is mostly a retroactive look at the relationship of weak countries and strong countries.