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Uberpower: The Imperial Temptation of America
Josef Joffe
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Effortlessly mixing military history with diplomatic analysis, Josef Joffe examines the transformation of the United States from a coalition-building superpower to a sprawling and surly uberpower, constrained only by the consequences of its unilateral actions. America is now tempted to throw its weight around, neglect old allies and bypass international institutions. Discussing all dimensions of power - military, economic and cultural - Joffe sees America as a geo-political bulldozer that quashes old traditions, while simultaneously providing dispensations around the world. History tells that power generates counterpower. How can America escape the fate of earlier hegemons laid low by lesser nations ... Read more
Effortlessly mixing military history with diplomatic analysis, Josef Joffe examines the transformation of the United States from a coalition-building superpower to a sprawling and surly uberpower, constrained only by the consequences of its unilateral actions. America is now tempted to throw its weight around, neglect old allies and bypass international institutions. Discussing all dimensions of power - military, economic and cultural - Joffe sees America as a geo-political bulldozer that quashes old traditions, while simultaneously providing dispensations around the world. History tells that power generates counterpower. How can America escape the fate of earlier hegemons laid low by lesser nations ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393061352
SKU
KIN0001181
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About Josef Joffe
Publisher-editor of Die Zeit since 2000, JOSEF JOFFE has taught at Johns Hopkins, Harvard and Stanford Universities, where he is currently a fellow at the Hoover Institute.
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