America Between the Wars
Subtitle: From 11/9 to 9/11
Publisher: PublicAffairs; BBS PublicAffairs
Published: June 2, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781586484965
Subjects: American history; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; The Americas; History & Theory - General
First sentence: In March 1995, more than five years after the Berlin Wall fell and the Cold War ended, the New York Times' Week in Review section invited readers to name the era in which they were living.
Description: When the Berlin Wall collapsed and the Cold War ended on November 9, 1989, the West declared victory: democracy and free markets had prevailed and the United States emerged as the triumphant superpower. The tension that had defined a generation was over, and it seemed that peace was at hand. The next twelve years rolled by in a haze of complacent self-congratulation--what some now call a "holiday from history." When September 11, 2001, set the U.S. on a new path, confused Americans asked: How did we get here? Foreign policy experts Chollet and Goldgeier examine how the decisions and debates of those years shaped the events, arguments, and politics of the world we live in today. This book tells the story of a generation of leaders grappling with a moment of dramatic transformation--changing how we should think about the recent past, and uncovering important lessons for the future.--From publisher description.