LEADER 02982nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910791936203321 005 20210706203435.0 010 $a0-674-06474-7 010 $a0-674-06864-5 035 $a(CKB)2560000000082523 035 $a(EBL)3301099 035 $a(OCoLC)794003982 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000658653 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11378291 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000658653 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10691839 035 $a(PQKB)11575249 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3301099 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10568043 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3301099 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000082523 100 $a20110817d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe short American century$b[electronic resource] $ea postmortem /$fedited by Andrew J. Bacevich 210 $aCambridge, Mass. $cHarvard University Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (296 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-674-06445-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 1. Life at the Dawn of the American Century - Andrew J. Bacevich; 2. The Origins and Uses of American Hyperpower - David M. Kennedy; 3. Consuming the American Century - Emily S. Rosenberg; 4. The Problem of Color and Democracy - Nikhil Pal Singh; 5. Pragmatic Realism versus the American Century - J. Jackson Lears; 6. Toward Transnationalism - Akira Iriye; 7. From the American Century to Globalization - Jeffry A. Frieden; 8. Illusions of an American Century - Walter LaFeber; 9. The Heavenly City of Business - Eugene McCarraher; 10. Not So Different After All - Andrew J. Bacevich 327 $aNotesAcknowledgments; Contributors; Index 330 $aDeclares "the American century", the name Henry Luce gave to an era of American prosperity beginning in 1941, dead, and collects essays explaining what the American century was and meant, and why many believe it has met a premature demise. 606 $aCivilization, Modern$xAmerican influences 606 $aNational characteristics, American 606 $aPolitics and culture$zUnited States 606 $aSocial values$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aUnited States$xCivilization$y20th century 607 $aUnited States$xEconomic conditions$y20th century 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y20th century 607 $aUnited States$xSocial conditions$y20th century 615 0$aCivilization, Modern$xAmerican influences. 615 0$aNational characteristics, American. 615 0$aPolitics and culture 615 0$aSocial values$xHistory 676 $a973.91 701 $aBacevich$b Andrew J$0472053 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791936203321 996 $aThe short American century$93690073 997 $aUNINA