| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xvi, 327 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
"While it may be catnip for the media to play up America as a has-been, Josef Joffe, a ... German commentator and Stanford University academic, [proposes] that Declinism is not a cold-eyed diagnosis but a device in the style of the ancient prophets ... Gloom is a prophecy that must be believed so that it will turn out wrong. Joffe [posits that] 'economic miracles' that propelled the rising tide of challengers flounder against their own limits. Hardly confined to Europe alone, Declinism has also been an especially nifty career builder for American politicians, among them Kennedy, Nixon, and Reagan, who all rode into the White House by hawking 'the end is near'"--Dust jacket flap. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-306) and index. |
| Subject |
United States -- Civilization -- 1945-
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
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United States -- Economic conditions -- 1945-
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-
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| Added Title |
America's decline : politics, economics, and a half century of false prophecies |
| ISBN |
9780871404497 hardback |
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0871404494 hardback |
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