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McCoy, Alfred W.
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In the shadows of the American century : the rise and decline of US global power / Alfred W. McCoy.
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London, U.K. : Oneworld Publications, 2018.
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359 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-327) and index.
Contents
Introduction. US global power and me -- Part I. Understanding the US empire -- Ch. 1. The world island and the rise of America -- Ch. 2. "Our S.O.B.s" : America and the autocrats -- Ch. 3. Covert netherworld -- Part II. US strategies for survival. -- Ch. 4. A global surveillance state -- Ch. 5. Torture and the eclipse of empires -- Ch. 6. Beyond bayonets and battleships : the Pentagon's wonder weapons -- Part III. Dynamics of US decline -- Ch. 7. Grandmasters of the great game -- Ch. 8. Five scenarios for the end of the American century.
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""In a completely original analysis, prize-winning historian Alfred W. McCoy explores America's rise as a world power--from the 1890s through the Cold War--and its bid to extend its hegemony deep into the twenty-first century through a fusion of cyber war, space warfare, trade pacts, and military alliances. McCoy then analyses the marquee instruments of US hegemony--covert intervention, client elites, psychological torture, and worldwide surveillance. Peeling back layers of secrecy, McCoy exposes a military and economic battle for global domination fought in the shadows, largely unknown to those outside the highest rungs of power. Can the United States extend the "American Century" or will China guide the globe for the next hundred years? McCoy devotes his final chapter to these questions, boldly laying out a series of scenarios that could lead to the end of Washington's world domination by 2030." -- Publisher's description.
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Hegemony -- United States -- History
Geopolitics
United States -- Foreign relations
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