Read The Age of Illusions: How America Squandered Its Cold War Victory

The Age of Illusions: How America Squandered Its Cold War Victory

Andrew J. Bacevich

4.9/5 (11089 ratings)

Description:A thought provoking and penetrating account of the post-Cold war follies and delusions that culminated in the age of Donald Trump, from the bestselling author of The Limits of Power. When the Cold War ended with the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Washington establishment felt it had prevailed in a world-historical struggle. Our side had won, a verdict that was both decisive and irreversible. For the world’s “indispensable nation,” its “sole superpower,” the future looked very bright. History, having brought the United States to the very summit of power and prestige, had validated American-style liberal democratic capitalism as universally applicable.In the decades to come, Americans would put that claim to the test. They would embrace the promise of globalization as a source of unprecedented wealth, while embarking on wide-ranging military campaigns to suppress disorder and enforce American values abroad, confident in the ability of U.S. forces to defeat any foe. Meanwhile, they placed all their bets on the White House to deliver on the promise of their Cold War triumph: unequaled prosperity, lasting peace, and absolute freedom.In The Age of Illusions, bestselling author Andrew Bacevich takes us from that moment of seemingly ultimate victory to the age of Trump, telling an epic tale of folly and delusion. Writing with his usual eloquence and vast knowledge, he explains how, within a quarter of a century, the United States ended up with gaping inequality, permanent war, moral confusion, and an increasingly angry and alienated population, as well, of course, as the strangest president in American history.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Age of Illusions: How America Squandered Its Cold War Victory. To get started finding The Age of Illusions: How America Squandered Its Cold War Victory, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 1250175089

Description: A thought provoking and penetrating account of the post-Cold war follies and delusions that culminated in the age of Donald Trump, from the bestselling author of The Limits of Power. When the Cold War ended with the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Washington establishment felt it had prevailed in a world-historical struggle. Our side had won, a verdict that was both decisive and irreversible. For the world’s “indispensable nation,” its “sole superpower,” the future looked very bright. History, having brought the United States to the very summit of power and prestige, had validated American-style liberal democratic capitalism as universally applicable.In the decades to come, Americans would put that claim to the test. They would embrace the promise of globalization as a source of unprecedented wealth, while embarking on wide-ranging military campaigns to suppress disorder and enforce American values abroad, confident in the ability of U.S. forces to defeat any foe. Meanwhile, they placed all their bets on the White House to deliver on the promise of their Cold War triumph: unequaled prosperity, lasting peace, and absolute freedom.In The Age of Illusions, bestselling author Andrew Bacevich takes us from that moment of seemingly ultimate victory to the age of Trump, telling an epic tale of folly and delusion. Writing with his usual eloquence and vast knowledge, he explains how, within a quarter of a century, the United States ended up with gaping inequality, permanent war, moral confusion, and an increasingly angry and alienated population, as well, of course, as the strangest president in American history.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Age of Illusions: How America Squandered Its Cold War Victory. To get started finding The Age of Illusions: How America Squandered Its Cold War Victory, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

The Age of Illusions: How America Squandered Its Cold War Victory

The Age of Illusions: How America Squandered Its Cold War Victory

More Books

America's War for the Greater Middle East

America's War for the Greater Middle East

The New American Militarism: How Americans are Seduced by War

The New American Militarism: How Americans are Seduced by War

The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism (American Empire Project)

The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism (American Empire Project)

Paths of Dissent: Soldiers Speak Out Against America's Misguided Wars

Paths of Dissent: Soldiers Speak Out Against America's Misguided Wars

Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War

Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War

After the Apocalypse: America's Role in a World Transformed (American Empire Project)

After the Apocalypse: America's Role in a World Transformed (American Empire Project)

Bill Moyers Journal: Andrew J. Bacevich on the U.S. Imperial Presidency (Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Item#: BVL39860)

Bill Moyers Journal: Andrew J. Bacevich on the U.S. Imperial Presidency (Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Item#: BVL39860)

Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country (American Empire Project)

Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country (American Empire Project)

The Essence of Conservatism

The Essence of Conservatism