America as empire

Global leader or rogue power ?

Jim Garrison

225 pages, parution le 04/02/2004

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Established as a haven for those fleeing abusive power, the United States now wields near absolute power-the same type of absolutist power that our forefathers sought to escape. Jim Garrison, President of the State of the World Forum-a global network whose members include such distinguished figures as Mikhail Gorbachev, Desmund Tutu, Mary Robinson, Jane Goodall, and Elie Weisel-analyzes this historical turn of events. He asserts that America has transitioned from republic to empire and urges all Americans to face up to the complexities and responsibilities inherent in that fact. He implores citizens to ask what is perhaps the most important question of our time: What kind of empire can and should America be? Garrison answers this question brilliantly by calling on Americans to consciously see their country as a transitional empire, one whose task is not to dominate but to render the need for empire obsolete.

Sommaire

From Republic to Empire
America and the World
A Mighty Fortress on Shifting Sands
Americas Journey to Empire
The Roots of American Preeminence , Empire and Its Discontents
The Rise and Fall of Empires
The Roman Achievement
America at the Choice Point
The Final Empire

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Berrett-Koehler
Auteur(s)	Jim Garrison
Parution	04/02/2004
Nb. de pages	225
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	510g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781576752814
ISBN13	978-1-57675-281-4