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America's Inadvertent Empire (Hardcover)

~ Gen. William E. Odom (Author), Robert Dujarric (Author) "Abe Lincoln once said, "If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could better judge what to do, and..." (more)
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Like Jim Garrison (see above), these two policy experts recognize that the United States has risen to such unprecedented levels on all fronts that no other nation or even alliance of nations can counterbalance its power. But unlike Garrison, who wants the U.S. to create a global society, Odom (former head of the National Security Agency) and Dujarric (a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations) envision "strong prospects for sustaining the American empire for a very long time." The tone is cautiously pragmatic, calling for the preservation of Liberal (with a capital L) institutions that will propagate American values and urging political leaders not to overreact to terrorism, which they deem "a tactic, not an enemy."
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". . . the best, most comprehensive account of sources of American power. . . . valuable focus on . . . demography, education, . . . media and mass culture." -- Carnes Lord, Claremount Review of Books

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Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Yale University Press; illustrated edition edition (March 10, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0300100698
ISBN-13: 978-0300100693
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

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Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,406,399 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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United States, Cold War, South Korea, World War, Gulf War, Soviet Union, European Union, New Zealand, North America, Western Europe, East Asia, United Kingdom, New York, Persian Gulf, United Nations, Nobel Prize, Samuel Huntington, Central Europe, Wall Street, Hong Kong, Old World, Saudi Arabia, Silicon Valley, Warsaw Pact, Latin America

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This book cites 100 books:

The Tragedy of Great Power Politics by John J. Mearsheimer on 4 pages
First Universal Nation by Ben J. Watenberg on 4 pages
After Hegemony: Cooperation and Discord in the World Political Economy by Robert O. Keohane on 4 pages
The Third Wave by Samuel P. Huntington on 4 pages
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers by Paul Kennedy in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A look at America"s worldwide supremacy, February 23, 2006

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This book does a brillint job of showing why the liberal institutions in the US give us the flexibility to dominate economically, educationall and in the media. It also goes into the prominent role the US plays in maintaining the inernational order. The book also claims that a strong militay and worldwide bases play an important role in peventing international anarchy. The case is made that the US empire is a voluntary one and that our alliances are essenial to maintining our dominence and international order. This is one of the very best and shortest book I have read on the question of the US empire.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Informative book full of FACTS, October 15, 2005

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This book basically dispells all the talk of weakness, in reference to Ameica, that we hear these days. The beginning is a little slow, but once you get into the topic chapters it becomes more interesting.
The authors point out that terrorism is a tactic. President Bush just started mentioning this in the last few months. However, the book has been out for a while.
The book is very good for international relations and political science folks. It is a very good book to pull facts out for your papers, research, and general education on the subject.

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