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Title:
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THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY WILL BE AMERICAN
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By: |
Alfredo G.A. Valladao, John Howe (Trans) |
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Paperback |
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£12.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
1859840744 |
ISBN 13: |
9781859840740 |
Publisher: |
VERSO BOOKS |
Pub. date: |
31 October, 1997 |
Pages: |
240 |
Translated from: |
French |
Description: |
Countering the perception of the United States as a country in decline, this book argues that America will dominate the 21st century, as it alone has the will and the means to do so. It traces American history from the proclamation of independence to the present day. |
Synopsis: |
Allegations that America is in decline have become commonplace in the years since the Cold War ended in victory for the United States: Washington, it is said, is doomed to founder in decadence, like an Imperial Rome collapsing under the weight of its armies. This thesis is energetically refuted by Alfredo Valladao. America, he believes, will dominate the 21st century because it alone has the means - and the will - to do so. It alone possesses the three qualities needed for supreme power: unequalled military force, the biggest and most dynamic economy on the planet and a culture with universal ambitions. The author traces the course of history from the proclamation of independence to the present-day metamorphosis into "world-America". The prophets of decline, argues Valladao, are a century or two adrift: if a historical analogy must be made, it should be with Rome in triumph after its total victory over Carthage - the Roman Republic pregnant with an empire. |
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UK |
Imprint: |
Verso Books |
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Non-returnable |
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