In the Shadows of the American Century : The Rise and Decline of US Global Power

McCoy, Alfred

Haymarket Books（2017/09発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 280 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781608467730
• DDC分類 973

Full Description

In a completely original analysis, 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 cyberwar, space warfare, trade pacts, and military alliances. McCoy then analyses the marquee instruments of American hegemony - covert intervention, client elites, psychological torture, and worldwide surveillance.

Contents

1.) Chapter 1: "U.S. Global Power and Me"

PART I: Understanding the U.S. Empire

2.) Chapter 2: "America's Ascent to Global Dominion"

3.) Chapter 3: "America and the Dictators"

4.) Chapter 4: "Covert Operations and Global Control"

5.) Chapter 5: "America's Opium War in Afghanistan"

PART II: U.S. Strategies for Survival

6.) Chapter 6: "Global Surveillance State"

7.) Chapter 7: "Torture and åImperial Decline"

8.) Chapter 8: "Beyond Bayonets and Battleships: The Pentagon's Wonder Weapons"

PART III: Dynamics of U.S. Decline

9.) Chapter 9: "The Geopolitics of China's Challenge"

10.) Chapter 10: "Grandmaster of the Great Game"

11.) Chapter 11: "Four Scenarios for the End of the American Century by 2030"
 "One of our best and most underappreciated historians takes a hard look at the truth of our empire, both its covert activities and the reasons for its impending decline," —Oliver Stone