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The limits of power the end of American exceptionalism

The Limits of Power identifies a profound triple crisis facing America: the economy, in remarkable disarray, can no longer be fixed by relying on expansion abroad; the government, transformed by an imperial presidency, is a democracy in form only; U.S. involvement in endless wars, driven by a deep infatuation with military power, has been a catastrophe for the body politic. These pressing problems threaten all of us, Republicans and Democrats. If the nation is to solve its predicament, it will need the revival of a distinctly American approach: the neglected tradition of realism. Andrew J. Bacevich, uniquely respected across the political spectrum, offers a historical perspective on the illusions that have governed American policy since 1945. The realism he proposes includes respect for power and its limits; sensitivity to unintended consequences; aversion to claims of exceptionalism; skepticism of easy solutions, especially those involving force; and a conviction that the books will have to balance. Only a return to such principles, Bacevich argues, can provide common ground for fixing America's urgent problems before the damage becomes irreparable.--From publisher description.

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  • "limits of power"@ja
  • "強權的極限"
  • "Qiang quan de ji xian"
  • "End of American exceptionalism"
  • "Shi li de zhong jie yu shen du wei ji"
  • "实力的终结与深度危机"
  • "Bacevich, Grenzen der Macht"
  • "Limits of power"

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  • "The Limits of Power identifies a profound triple crisis facing America: the economy, in remarkable disarray, can no longer be fixed by relying on expansion abroad; the government, transformed by an imperial presidency, is a democracy in form only; U.S. involvement in endless wars, driven by a deep infatuation with military power, has been a catastrophe for the body politic. These pressing problems threaten all of us, Republicans and Democrats. If the nation is to solve its predicament, it will need the revival of a distinctly American approach: the neglected tradition of realism. Andrew J. Bacevich, uniquely respected across the political spectrum, offers a historical perspective on the illusions that have governed American policy since 1945. The realism he proposes includes respect for power and its limits; sensitivity to unintended consequences; aversion to claims of exceptionalism; skepticism of easy solutions, especially those involving force; and a conviction that the books will have to balance. Only a return to such principles, Bacevich argues, can provide common ground for fixing America's urgent problems before the damage becomes irreparable.--From publisher description."@en
  • "The Limits of Power identifies a profound triple crisis facing America: the economy, in remarkable disarray, can no longer be fixed by relying on expansion abroad; the government, transformed by an imperial presidency, is a democracy in form only; U.S. involvement in endless wars, driven by a deep infatuation with military power, has been a catastrophe for the body politic. These pressing problems threaten all of us, Republicans and Democrats. If the nation is to solve its predicament, it will need the revival of a distinctly American approach: the neglected tradition of realism. Andrew J. Bacevich, uniquely respected across the political spectrum, offers a historical perspective on the illusions that have governed American policy since 1945. The realism he proposes includes respect for power and its limits; sensitivity to unintended consequences; aversion to claims of exceptionalism; skepticism of easy solutions, especially those involving force; and a conviction that the books will have to balance. Only a return to such principles, Bacevich argues, can provide common ground for fixing America's urgent problems before the damage becomes irreparable.--From publisher description."
  • ""It's a criticism of US foreign policy and, to a certain extent, its national psyche. The book points up three broad areas of crisis facing the United States today: its unsustainable economy, its increasingly imperial form of government, and its overreaching military engagement. The author gives a historical account of the illusions that have governed US policy since 1945 and concludes that subsequent leaders will need to approach future policy with a more realistic appraisal of military power and its limits, an acceptance of multi-lateral solutions and relinquishing of claims to US exceptionalism, and a conviction that the books will one day have to balance. So too the US body politic must leave behind the cherished illusions of absolute military supremacy, moral superiority and unchecked consumerism, and adopt a more realistic, inclusive view of their place in the world."--Provided by publisher."@en

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  • "美国的极限 : 实力的终结与深度危机 = The limits of power: the end of American exceptionalism"
  • "美國夢.醒 : 強權的殞落與重生"
  • "アメリカ・力の限界 : the end of American exceptionalism"
  • "美國夢醒 = The limits of power : 強權的極限"
  • "The limits of power : the end of American exceptionism"
  • "Grenzen der Macht : das Ende des amerikanischen Traums?"
  • "The limits of power the end of American exceptionalism"
  • "The limits of power the end of American exceptionalism"@en
  • "The limits of power"
  • "Amerika chikara no genkai = The limits of power : the end of American exceptionalism"
  • "Amerika chikara no genkai : The end of American exceptionalism"@ja
  • "The limits of power : the end of American exceptionalism"@en
  • "The limits of power : the end of American exceptionalism"
  • "アメリカ・力の限界 = The limits of power : the end of American exceptionalism"
  • "Mei guo meng.xing : qiang quan de ji xian"
  • "Mei guo meng.xing : qiang quan de yun luo yu zhong sheng"
  • "Mei guo meng xing = The limits of power : qiang quan de ji xian"
  • "Meiguo meng xing : qiang quan de ji xian = The limits of power"
  • "Mei guo meng. xing : qiang quan de ji xian"
  • "Grenzen der Macht das Ende des amerikanischen Traums?"
  • "The limits of power : the end of American Exceptionalism"@en
  • "The limits of power : the end of American Exceptionalism"
  • "美国的极限 : 实力的终结与深度危机 = The end of American exceptionalism"
  • "美國夢.醒 : 強權的極限"
  • "Granice potęgi : kres amerykańskiej wyjątkowości"@pl
  • "美國夢醒 : 強權的極限 = The limits of power"
  • "Meiguo de ji xian : Shi li de zhong jie yu shen du wei ji = The end of American exceptionalism"
  • "Grenzen der Macht Das Ende des amerikanischen Traums?"
  • "Meiguo de ji xian : shi li de zhong jie yu shen du wei ji = The limits of power: the end of American exceptionalism"

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