In the shadows of the American century : the rise and decline of U.S. global power
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Book
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ISBN 13
9789715508018
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Publication Year
2017
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Pages
359
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Description
"In a completely original analysis, prize-winning historian Alfred W. McCoy explores America's rise as a world power--from the 1890s through the Cold War--and its bid to extend its hegemony deep into the twenty-first century through a fusion of cyberwar, space warfare, trade pacts, and military alliances. McCoy then analyzes the marquee instruments of US hegemony--covert intervention, client elites, psychological torture, and worldwide surveillance. Peeling back layers of secrecy, McCoy exposes a military and economic battle for global domination fought in the shadows, largely unknown to those outside the highest rungs of power."--Page 4 of cover.
Biblio Notes
Notes:
"First published in English by Haymarket Books"--Verso of title page.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-327) and index.
Understanding the US Empire. The world island and the rise of America -- "Our S.O.B.s" : America and the autocrats -- Covert netherworld -- US Strategies for Survival. A global surveillance state -- Torture and the eclipse of empires -- Beyond bayonets and battleships : the Pentagon's wonder weapons -- Dynamics of US Decline. Grandmasters of the great game -- Five scenarios for the end of the American century.
"First published in English by Haymarket Books"--Verso of title page.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-327) and index.
Understanding the US Empire. The world island and the rise of America -- "Our S.O.B.s" : America and the autocrats -- Covert netherworld -- US Strategies for Survival. A global surveillance state -- Torture and the eclipse of empires -- Beyond bayonets and battleships : the Pentagon's wonder weapons -- Dynamics of US Decline. Grandmasters of the great game -- Five scenarios for the end of the American century.
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