LEADER 03930nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910461821003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-26869-8 010 $a9786613268693 010 $a1-60509-711-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000114627 035 $a(OCoLC)763158748 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10499954 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000533914 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12232040 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000533914 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10493142 035 $a(PQKB)10301141 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC771690 035 $a(CaSebORM)9781605097114 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL771690 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10499954 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL326869 035 $a(OCoLC)751963556 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000114627 100 $a20030811d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAmerica as empire$b[electronic resource] $eglobal leader or rogue power? /$fJim Garrison 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSan Francisco $cBerret-Koehler Publishers$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (241 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-57675-281-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 203-206) and index. 330 $aIn America as Empire, Jim Garrison urges us to face up to the complexities and responsibilities inherent in the indisputable fact that America is now the world's single preeminent power. "America", Garrison writes, "has become what it was founded not to be: established as a haven for those fleeing the abuse of power, it has attained and now wields near absolute power. It has become an empire." Garrison traces the roots of the American empire to the very beginnings of the republic, in particular to the historic willingness of United States' to use military might in the defense of two consistent --- if sometimes contradictory --- foreign policy objectives: protection of American commercial interests and promotion of democracy. How long can the American empire last? Garrison looks at American history within the context of the rise and fall of empires and argues that the U. S. can gain important insights into durability from the Romans. He details the interplay between military power, political institutions, and legal structures that enabled the Roman empire at it's apogee to last for longer than America has as a country. But the real question is, what kind of empire can and should America be? As the sole superpower, America must lead in shaping a new global order, just as after World War II Roosevelt and Truman took the lead in shaping a new international order. That international order is now crumbling under the pressures of globalization, persistent poverty, terrorism and fundamentalism. Garrison outlines the kinds of cooperative global structures America must promote if its empire is to leave a lasting legacy of greatness. Garrison calls for Americans to consciously see themselves as a transitional empire, one whose task is not to dominate but to catalyze the next generation of global governance mechanisms that would make obsolete the need for empire. If this is done, America could be the final empire. 606 $aBalance of power 606 $aImperialism 606 $aImperialism$xHistory 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y2001-2009 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$xMoral and ethical aspects 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aBalance of power. 615 0$aImperialism. 615 0$aImperialism$xHistory. 676 $a327.73 700 $aGarrison$b Jim$f1951-$0931462 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461821003321 996 $aAmerica as empire$92095369 997 $aUNINA