Ebook: The limits of power: the end of American exceptionalism
Author: Bacevich Andrew J
- Tags: Overheidsbeleid, POLITICAL SCIENCE--American Government--General, Politiek, Power (Social sciences)--United States, Power (Social sciences), Politics and government, United States -- Politics and government -- 1993-2001, United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009, Power (Social sciences) -- United States, POLITICAL SCIENCE -- American Government -- General, United States, Verenigde Staten
- Year: 2009
- Publisher: Metropolitan Books
- City: United States;Verenigde Staten
- Edition: First Holt pbk. edition
- Language: English
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The Limits of Power identifies a profound triple crisis facing America: the economy, in remarkable disarray, can no longer be fixed by relying on expansion abroad; the government, transformed by an imperial presidency, is a democracy in form only; U.S. involvement in endless wars, driven by a deep infatuation with military power, has been a catastrophe for the body politic. These pressing problems threaten all of us, Republicans and Democrats. If the nation is to solve its predicament, it will need the revival of a distinctly American approach: the neglected tradition of realism. Andrew J. Bacevich, uniquely respected across the political spectrum, offers a historical perspective on the illusions that have governed American policy since 1945. The realism he proposes includes respect for power and its limits; sensitivity to unintended consequences; aversion to claims of exceptionalism; skepticism of easy solutions, especially those involving force; and a conviction that the books will have to balance. Only a return to such principles, Bacevich argues, can provide common ground for fixing America's urgent problems before the damage becomes irreparable.--From publisher description.;Introduction : war without exits -- The crisis of profligacy -- The political crisis -- The military crisis -- Conclusion : the limits of power.
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