Title The rise and decline of the American century / William O. Walker III

Published Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018

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Description 1 online resource Contents Introduction : Henry R. Luce and the security ethos -- Pursuing hegemony -- Protecting the free world -- Seeking order and stability -- Sustaining leadership -- Bearing burdens -- Contending with decline -- Attaining primacy -- Conclusion : an improbable quest Summary "More than waging cold war, efforts to forge an American Century defined the course of U.S. foreign policy from 1945 through 1968. Henry R. Luce's call in 1941 for an American Century gave shape to four decades of thinking about how the United States should engage the world"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher Subject Luce, Henry R., 1898-1967. American century SUBJECT Luce, Henry Robinson, 1898-1967. American century Subject National security -- United States -- History -- 20th century Hegemony -- United States -- History -- 20th century POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General. HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century. Diplomatic relations Hegemony National security SUBJECT United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140098 Subject United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2017061793 ISBN 9781501726149 1501726145 9781501726156 1501726153

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