LEADER 03318nam 2200745 a 450 001 9910451568803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8078-8341-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000487674 035 $a(EBL)361346 035 $a(OCoLC)174532023 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000101917 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11108556 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000101917 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10043439 035 $a(PQKB)10613282 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000776881 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12346597 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000776881 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10746707 035 $a(PQKB)11208085 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC361346 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL361346 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10273409 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL930551 035 $a(OCoLC)233577945 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000487674 100 $a20060828d2007 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe American ascendancy$b[electronic resource] $ehow the United States gained and wielded global dominance /$fby Michael H. Hunt 210 $aChapel Hill $cUniversity of North Carolina Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (416 p.) 225 1 $aH. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8078-5963-X 311 $a0-8078-3090-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [325]-385) and index. 327 $aNineteenth-century foundations -- Grand projects, 1898-1920 -- The American way in a fragmenting world, 1921-1940 -- Reaching for geopolitical dominance, 1941-1968 -- In the American image, 1941-1968 -- The Third-World challenge, 1941-1968 -- Disoriented giant, 1968-1991 -- The neoliberal triumph, 1991- -- Conclusion: Hegemony in question. 330 $aWhat road did Americans travel to reach global preeminence? Taking the long historical view, Hunt demonstrates that wealth, confidence, and leadership were key elements to America's ascent. In an analytic narrative that illuminates the past rather than indulges in political triumphalism, he provides crucial insights into the country's problematic place in the world today. Hunt examines how the United States remade great power relations, fashioned limits for the third world, and shaped our current international economic and cultural order. He concludes by addressing current issues, such as how 410 0$aH. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman series. 606 $aHegemony$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aInternational relations$xHistory 606 $aGeopolitics 606 $aWorld history 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y19th century 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y20th century 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y2001-2009 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aHegemony$xHistory. 615 0$aInternational relations$xHistory. 615 0$aGeopolitics. 615 0$aWorld history. 676 $a327.73009/04 700 $aHunt$b Michael H$0538760 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451568803321 996 $aThe American ascendancy$92239554 997 $aUNINA