America in Retreat - Michael Pembroke
The Decline of US Leadership from WW2 to Covid-19
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In the heady days after 1945, the authority of the United States was unrivalled and, with the founding of the UN, a new era of international co-operation seemed to have begun. But seventy-five years later, its influence has already diminished. The world has now entered a post-American era, argues Michael Pembroke, defined by a flourishing Asia and the ascendancy of China, as much as by the decline of the United States. This book is a short history of that decline; how high standards and treasured principles were ignored; how idealism was replaced by hubris and moral compromise; and how adherence to the rule of law became selective. It is also a look into the future – a future dominated by greater Asia and China in particular. We are in the midst of the third great power shift in modern history – from Europe to America to Asia. Covering wars in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, interventions in Iran, Guatemala and Chile, and a retreat from international engagement with the UN, WHO and, increasingly, trade ...
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2021 Uitgever: Oneworld Publications 336 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 1786079879 ISBN-13: 9781786079879Koop dit boek tweedehands
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[Auteur: Pembroke, Michael] [Pagina's: 324] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Oneworld] [Jaar: 2021] [Titel: America in Retreat: The Decline of US Leadership from WW2 to Covid-19]
