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Civilization, Modern American influences Conservatism Conservatism United States History 20th century Luce, Henry Robinson 1898-1967 Politics and culture United States Politics and government Social values United States History 20th century United States United States Foreign relations 20th century United States Politics and government 20th centuryBacevich, Andrew J
Summary: "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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 352.23 BACBacevich, Andrew J
Summary: A critical assessment of America's foreign policy in the Middle East throughout the past four decades evaluates and connects regional engagements since 1990 while revealing their massive costs. From the end of World War II until 1980, virtually no American soldiers were killed in action while serving in the Greater Middle East. Since 1990, virtually no American soldiers have been killed in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956 BACBacevich, Andrew J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 355.02 BACBacevich, Andrew J.
Summary: "A bold and urgent perspective on how American foreign policy must change in response to the shifting world order of the twenty-first century"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.73 BACSummary: Declares "the American century", the name Henry Luce gave to an era of American prosperity beginning in 1941, dead, and collects essays explaining what the American century was and meant, and why many believe it has met a premature demise.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.91 SHOSummary: The ideas that animate mainstream American conservatism have long been misunderstood or belittled. Here, in a sweeping gathering of 45 essential conservative writers, editor Andrew Bacevich surveys the core currents of conservative thought in the United States since 1900: the importance of tradition, the value of familial and local ties, the mounting of resistance to an ever-expanding state,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020