TY - BOOK AU - Bacevich,Andrew J. TI - The short American century: a postmortem SN - 9780674725690 AV - E 169.12 .S5152 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Cambridge, Massachusetts PB - Harvard University Press KW - Luce, Henry Robinson, KW - National characteristics, American KW - Civilization, Modern KW - American influences KW - Politics and culture KW - United States KW - Social values KW - History KW - 20th century KW - ukslc KW - Civilization KW - Social conditions KW - Economic conditions KW - Foreign relations N1 - Originally published: 2012; Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-268) and index; Life at the dawn of the American century / Andrew J. Bacevich -- The origins and uses of American hyperpower / David M. Kennedy -- Consuming the American century / Emily S. Rosenberg -- The problem of color and democracy / Nikhil Pal Singh -- Pragmatic realism vs. the American century / T.J. Jackson Lears -- Toward transnationalism / Akira Iriye -- From the American century to globalization / Jeffry A. Frieden -- Illusions of an American century / Walter Lafeber -- The heavenly city of business / Eugene Mccarraher -- Not so different after all / Andrew J. Bacevich ER -