LEADER 03632nam 22006972 450 001 9910452000103321 005 20151005020622.0 010 $a1-139-36597-5 010 $a1-107-22863-8 010 $a0-511-86258-X 010 $a1-280-66402-9 010 $a1-139-37852-X 010 $a9786613640956 010 $a1-139-37566-0 010 $a1-139-37709-4 010 $a1-139-37995-X 010 $a1-139-37167-3 035 $a(CKB)2550000000103630 035 $a(EBL)880733 035 $a(OCoLC)794327735 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000678780 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12235951 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000678780 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10727971 035 $a(PQKB)11171604 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511862588 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC880733 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL880733 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10565011 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL364095 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000103630 100 $a20101109d2012|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPower and willpower in the American future $ewhy the United States is not destined to decline /$fRobert J. Lieber, Georgetown University$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (x, 180 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-28127-X 311 $a1-107-01068-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMachine generated contents note: 1. The American future: problems of primacy, policy, and purpose; 2. Domestic and global interactions: economics, energy, and American power; 3. American attitudes and institutions; 4. Threats to persistent primacy and the rise of others; 5. Stretch or 'imperial overstretch'; 6. Power and willpower in the American future. 330 $aTo argue against the widely proclaimed idea of American decline might seem a lonely task. After all, the problems are real and serious. Yet if we take a longer view, much of the discourse about decline appears exaggerated, hyperbolic and ahistorical. Why? First, because of the deep underlying strengths of the United States. These include not only size, population, demography and resources, but also the scale and importance of its economy and financial markets, its scientific research and technology, its competitiveness, its military power and its attractiveness to talented immigrants. Second, there is the weight of history and of American exceptionalism. Throughout its history, the United States has repeatedly faced and eventually overcome daunting challenges and crises. Contrary to a prevailing pessimism, there is nothing inevitable about American decline. Ultimately, the ability to avoid serious decline is less a question of material factors than of policy, leadership and political will. 517 3 $aPower & Willpower in the American Future 606 $aExceptionalism$zUnited States 606 $aNational characteristics, American 607 $aUnited States$xEconomic conditions$y2009- 607 $aUnited States$xSocial conditions$y21st century 615 0$aExceptionalism 615 0$aNational characteristics, American. 676 $a303.4973 700 $aLieber$b Robert J.$f1941-$0569998 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452000103321 996 $aPower and willpower in the American future$92471249 997 $aUNINA