| ISBN |
9781843547242 |
| 9781843547235 |
| Name |
Mead, Walter Russell |
| Title |
God and gold : Britain, America, and the making of the modern world / Walter Russell Mead. |
| Published |
London : Atlantic Books, c2007 |
| Description |
x, 449 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 419-430) and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. The Walrus and the Carpenter -- 1. With God on Our Side -- 2. On the Beach -- 3. How They Hate Us -- Pt. 2. The Dread and Envy of Them All -- 4. The Protocols of the Elders of Greenwich -- 5. French Toast -- 6. The World Was Their Oyster -- 7. The Sinews of Power -- 8. The Playing Fields of Eton -- 9. Goldilocks and the West -- Pt. 3. Anglo-Saxon Attitudes -- 10. The Wasps and the Bees -- 11. The Vicar and the Dynamo -- 12. Doxy v. Doxy -- 13. The White Queen -- 14. Called to the Bar -- 15. The Gyroscope and the Pyramid -- Pt. 4. What Hath God Wrought? -- 16. The Meaning of History -- 17. War on History -- 18. The Golden Meme -- 19. Whig Babylon -- Pt. 5. The Lessons of History -- 20. The Future of Sea Power -- 21. Dancing with Ghosts -- 22. The Diplomacy of Civilizations -- 23. The Meaning of It All. |
| Summary |
"An illuminating account of the birth, the rise, and the continuing rise, of a global political and economic system that rested first on the power of Britain and rests today on that of the United States--and now faces a new set of formidable challenges"--Provided by publisher. |
| Subjects |
Civilization, Modern -- American influences |
| Civilization, Modern -- British influences |
| Great powers -- History |
| World politics |
| Economic history |
| World politics |
| United States -- Foreign relations |
| Great Britain -- Foreign relations |
| United States -- Foreign public opinion |
| Great Britain -- Foreign public opinion |
| United States -- Foreign relations |
| Great Britain -- Foreign relations |
| Web Link |
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0801/2007029222-s.html |
| http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0801/2007029222-d.html |
| http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0801/2007029222-b.html |
| Internet Site |
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0801/2007029222-s.html |
| See Also |
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0801/2007029222-b.html |
| See Also |
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0801/2007029222-d.html |
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