America's Failing Empire: U.S. Foreign Relations Since the Cold War

America's Failing Empire: U.S. Foreign Relations Since the Cold War

by Warren I. Cohen
America's Failing Empire: U.S. Foreign Relations Since the Cold War

America's Failing Empire: U.S. Foreign Relations Since the Cold War

by Warren I. Cohen

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Overview

This sharp and authoritative account of American foreign relations analyzes the last fifteen years of foreign policy in relation to the last forty years, since the end of the Cold War.
  • Provides an overview and understanding of the recent history of U.S. foreign relations from the viewpoint of one of the most respected authorities in the field
  • Includes suggestions for further reading.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781405114271
Publisher: Wiley
Publication date: 09/02/2005
Series: America's Recent Past , #2
Pages: 216
Product dimensions: 6.02(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Warren I. Cohen is Distinguished University Professor at University of Maryland at Baltimore County and Senior Scholar at the Asia Program, Woodrow Wilson Center. He has written nine books and edited eight others, including America's Response to China (4th edition, 2000), East Asia at the Center: Four Thousand Years of Engagement with the World (2001), and Asian American Century (2002).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii

Introduction: The Cold War as History 1

1 The End of the Cold War International System 12

2 In Search of a Compass 38

3 Clinton and Humanitarian Intervention 56

4 Managing the Great Powers 72

5 The Clinton Years Assessed 94

6 The Vulcans Take Charge 123

7 Once Upon an Empire 143

8 All the Rest – and Bush Assessed 164

References and Suggestions for Additional Reading 187

Index 193

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“A remarkably succinct, lucid, and provocative survey of America’s post Cold War foreign policy, brimming with shrewd insights. This is contemporary history at its best. Highly recommended for students, specialists, and general readers alike.” Robert J. McMahon, University of Florida


“America’s Failing Empire is contemporary history at its finest, reflecting the quality of scholarship and thoughtful insight that has long characterized the work of Warren Cohen. He provides a stinging critique of the unilateralist imperialism currently in vogue. It is a thorough and welcome response to the academic and journalistic apologists of the American empire.” Gary Hess, Bowling Green State University

"This fascinating study gives readers an overview and understanding of the recent history of US foreign relations from the viewpoint of one of the most respected authorities in the field." History Online

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