Hunt, Michael H.

The American ascendancy how the United States gained and wielded global dominance / [electronic resource] : by Michael H. Hunt. - Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2007. - 404 p. : ill. - H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman series . - H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman series. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-385) and index.

Nineteenth-century foundations -- Grand projects, 1898-1920 -- The American way in a fragmenting world, 1921-1940 -- Reaching for geopolitical dominance, 1941-1968 -- In the American image, 1941-1968 -- The Third-World challenge, 1941-1968 -- Disoriented giant, 1968-1991 -- The neoliberal triumph, 1991- -- Conclusion: Hegemony in question.

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Hegemony--History.--United States
International relations--History.
Geopolitics.
World history.


United States--Foreign relations--19th century.
United States--Foreign relations--20th century.
United States--Foreign relations--2001-2009.


Electronic books.

E183.7 / .H855 2007

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