Überpower
Subtitle: the imperial temptation of America
By: Josef Joffe.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9780393061352
Subjects: United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-
Other titles: Imperial temptation of America
Description: "Uberpower effortlessly mixes military history with keen diplomatic analysis to provide one of the most important assessments of America's international standing in years. Josef Joffe argues that the new Bush foreign policy doctrine has failed to convert fabulous strength into consent and leadership. In contrast to most of his European colleagues, Joffe does not paddle "Mr. Big" for his new uberpower status, but traces the roots of Europe's (and the world's) new anti-Americanism to envy, fear, and the failure to keep up with the steamroller of modernity that is America."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-260) and index.
Table of contents: title: A world undone; title: A giant unbound; title: The rise of anti-americanism; title: The rise of americanism; title: A giant's grand strategy : models from history; title: A giant's perch; title: A giant's task.