Geir Lundestad. The Rise and Decline of the American “Empire”: Power and its Limits in Comparative Perspective.
Ever since the publication of Paul Kennedy’s The Rise and Fall of the Great Powersiin 1987, there have been an impressive number of studies focusing on the imminent decline and collapse of the USA. At that time in the late 1980’s, the Cold War between the Americans and the Russians seemed to be a w...
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| Publicado no: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ejas, |
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| Formato: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Idioma: | Anglais |
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European journal of American studies
2022
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| Acesso em linha: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Resumo: | Ever since the publication of Paul Kennedy’s The Rise and Fall of the Great Powersiin 1987, there have been an impressive number of studies focusing on the imminent decline and collapse of the USA. At that time in the late 1980’s, the Cold War between the Americans and the Russians seemed to be a war without an end in sight. Hardly anyone could have imagined that within three years not only would the Cold War be over but also that the Soviet Union would cease to exist. While Kennedy’s study ... |
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