About the book
A simple question lurks amid the considerable controversy created by recent U.S. policy: what road did Americans travel to reach their current global preeminence? Taking the long historical view, Michael Hunt demonstrates that wealth, confidence, and leadership were key elements to America’s ascent. In an analytic narrative that illuminates the past rather than indulges in political triumphalism, he provides crucial insights into the country’s problematic place in the world today.
Hunt charts America’s rise to global power from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to a culminating multilayered dominance achieved in the mid-twentieth century that has led to unanticipated constraints and perplexities over the last several decades. Themes that figure prominently in his account include the rise of the American state and a nationalist ideology and the domestic effects and international spread of consumer society. He examines how the United States remade great power relations, fashioned limits for the third world, and shaped our current international economic and cultural order. Hunt concludes by addressing current issues, such as how durable American power really is and what options remain for America’s future. His provocative exploration will engage anyone concerned about the fate of our republic.
Editions of The American Ascendancy
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780807830901
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780807859636
- EBook
- ISBN 9780807883419
- PDF
- ISBN 9798890877734
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A simple question lurks amid the considerable controversy created by recent U.S. policy: what road did Americans travel to reach their current global preeminence? Taking the long historical view, Michael Hunt demonstrates that wealth, confidence, and leadership were key elements to America’s ascent. In an analytic narrative that illuminates the past rather than indulges in political triumphalism, he provides crucial insights into the country’s problematic place in the world today.
Hunt charts America’s rise to global power from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to a culminating multilayered dominance achieved in the mid-twentieth century that has led to unanticipated constraints and perplexities over the last several decades. Themes that figure prominently in his account include the rise of the American state and a nationalist ideology and the domestic effects and international spread of consumer society. He examines how the United States remade great power relations, fashioned limits for the third world, and shaped our current international economic and cultural order. Hunt concludes by addressing current issues, such as how durable American power really is and what options remain for America’s future. His provocative exploration will engage anyone concerned about the fate of our republic.
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What is The American Ascendancy about?
A simple question lurks amid the considerable controversy created by recent U.S. policy: what road did Americans travel to reach their current global preeminence? Taking the long historical view, Michael Hunt demonstrates that wealth, confidence, and leadership were key elements to America’s ascent. In an analytic narrative that illuminates the past rather than indulges in political triumphalism, he provides crucial insights into the country’s problematic place in the world today.
Hunt charts America’s rise to global power from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to a culminating multilayered dominance achieved in the mid-twentieth century that has led to unanticipated constraints and perplexities over the last several decades. Themes that figure prominently in his account include the rise of the American state and a nationalist ideology and the domestic effects and international spread of consumer society. He examines how the United States remade great power relations, fashioned limits for the third world, and shaped our current international economic and cultural order. Hunt concludes by addressing current issues, such as how durable American power really is and what options remain for America’s future. His provocative exploration will engage anyone concerned about the fate of our republic.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The American Ascendancy?
History and Archaeology > History > History of the Americas
Where can I read a sample of The American Ascendancy?
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How long is The American Ascendancy and how many pages does it have?
The American Ascendancy has 416 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The American Ascendancy?
Michael H. Hunt
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The American Ascendancy is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780807830901) and paperback(ISBN 9780807859636) and ebook(ISBN 9780807883419) and pdf(ISBN 9798890877734)
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