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The Global Republic: America's Inadvertent Rise to World Power
Frank Ninkovich
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Description for The Global Republic: America's Inadvertent Rise to World Power
Hardcover. For decades the United States has been the most dominant player on the world's stage. The country's economic authority, its globally forceful foreign policy, and its dominant position in international institutions tend to be seen as the result of a long-standing, deliberate drive to become a major global force. This book deals with this topic. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
For decades the United States has been the most dominant player on the world's stage. The country's economic authority, its globally forceful foreign policy, and its dominant position in international institutions tend to be seen as the result of a long-standing, deliberate drive to become a major global force. Furthermore, it has become widely accepted that American exceptionalism - the belief that America is a country like no other in history - has been at the root of many of the country's political, military, and global moves. Frank Ninkovich disagrees. One of the preeminent intellectual historians of our time, Ninkovich ... Read more
For decades the United States has been the most dominant player on the world's stage. The country's economic authority, its globally forceful foreign policy, and its dominant position in international institutions tend to be seen as the result of a long-standing, deliberate drive to become a major global force. Furthermore, it has become widely accepted that American exceptionalism - the belief that America is a country like no other in history - has been at the root of many of the country's political, military, and global moves. Frank Ninkovich disagrees. One of the preeminent intellectual historians of our time, Ninkovich ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226164731
SKU
V9780226164731
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About Frank Ninkovich
Frank Ninkovich is professor emeritus of history at St. John's University, New York. He is the author of many books, including Modernity and Power and The Wilsonian Century, both also published by University of Chicago Press. His most recent book is Global Dawn: The Cultural Foundation of American Internationalism.
Reviews for The Global Republic: America's Inadvertent Rise to World Power
"Marvelous' is the word to characterize this book. It is a marvel of insight, reflection, and analysis, Displaying the erudition. depth, and wit that readers have long since come to expect from him. Ninkovich has produced a strikingly original account the United States' two centuries of experience in the world. He combines ascents to heights of philosophical discourse with consistent ... Read more