RAC Breakdown American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of U.S. Diplomacy Author: Andrew Bacevich Hardcover Usually ships in 24 hours Delivery is subject to warehouse availability. Shipping delays may occur if we receive more orders than stock. Our Price: $47.50 Our Sale Price: $33.25 Savings: $14.25 (30%) Ordering is 100% secure . Spend $39 or more at chapters.indigo.ca and your order ships free!. ( Details ) ISBN: 0674009401 Published: November 2002 | Published by Harvard University Press From the Publisher In a challenging book, Andrew Bacevich reconsiders the assumptions and purposes governing the exercise of American global power. Examining the presidencies of George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton - as well as George W. Bush's first year in office - he demolishes the view that the United States has failed to devise a replacement for containment as a basis for foreign policy. He finds instead that successive post-Cold War administrations have adhered to a well-defined "strategy of openness". Motivated by the imperative of economic expansionism, that strategy aims to foster an open and integrated international order, thereby perpetuating the undisputed primacy of the world's sole remaining superpower. Moreover, openness is not a new strategy, but has been an abiding preoccupation of policymakers as far back as Woodrow Wilson. Although based on expectations that eliminating barriers to the movement of trade, capital and ideas nurtures not only affluence but also democracy, the aggressive pursuit of openness has met considerable resistance. To overcome that resistance, US policymakers have with increasing frequency resorted to force, and military power has emerged as never before as the preferred instrument of American statecraft, resulting in the progressive militarization of US foreign policy. Neither indictment nor celebration, American Empire sees the drive for openness for what it is - a breathtakingly ambitious project aimed at erecting a global imperium. Large questions remain about that project's feasibility and about the human, financial and moral costs that it will entail. By penetrating the illusions obscuring the reality of US policy, this book marks an essential first step toward finding the answers. Info Desk iREWARDS Program About Our Company Affiliate Opportunities Careers Contact Us Corporate Sales Gift Certificates Privacy Policy Shipping Rates Store Locations Wish List chapters.indigo.ca: books Shopping Bag | Account Centre | Wish List | Help iREWARDS Program | Corporate Sales | Store Locations All Products Books DVD Video Gifts Books Advanced Search Search Tips About this Book From the Publisher Current Events Homelessness International Mass Media Military Peace Political Browse Books View all Categories . Books at Chapters and Chapters Bookstore Chapters Books Vancouver • Chapters Indigo Com • Chapters Indigo Ca Coupons • Chapters Online Store • Chapters Book Store • Chapters Langley • Chapters Book Store Ottawa • Chaptersbooks • Chapters Kelowna • Chapters Store Locations • Coles, Canada • Chapters Indego • Chapters Website • Indigo Chapters • Chapters London • Chapters Indigio • Chapters Books Toronto • Chapters Ontario • Chapters Bookstore Locations • Chapters Victoria • Chapters Home Page • Coles, Canada • Chapters Langley • Chapters Canada • Chapters Indigo Online • . For more used books and discount textbooks at Chapters Indigo online bookstore, follow this link.