The Ambiguous Legacy
Subtitle: U. S. Foreign Relations in the 'American Century'
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 13, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 548
ISBN-13: 9780521770194
Subjects: American history: from c 1900 -; International relations; 20th century; International Relations - General; Historiography; History; Politics / Current Events; United States - 20th Century; History: World; USA; Politics - Current Events; History / United States / 20th Century; United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989; Foreign Relations; 1945-1989; 1989-; United States
First sentence: How can we not be somewhat bothered today by Henry Luce's confident assertion on the ever of America's entry into World War II that the expansion of American power and the consolidation of an "American Century" were sure to contribute to the well-being of all humanity?