America in the Shadow of Empires
| Author | : D. Coates |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 229 |
| Release | : 2014-12-10 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781137482600 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1137482605 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (605 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis America in the Shadow of Empires by : D. Coates
Download or read book America in the Shadow of Empires written by D. Coates and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-12-10 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The focus of the book is the cost of empire, particularly the cost in the American case – the internal burden of American global leadership. The book builds an argument about the propensity of external responsibilities to undermine the internal strength, raising the question of the link between weakening and the global spread of American power.