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010      2019007089 
020    9781250175083|q(hardcover) 
020    1250175089|q(hardcover) 
035    (OCoLC)1082542602 
037    |bHenry Holt & Co, C/O Mps 175 Fifth Ave, New York, NY, 
       USA, 10010|nSAN 631-5011 
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100 1  Bacevich, Andrew J.,|eauthor. 
245 14 The age of illusions :|bhow America squandered its Cold 
       War victory /|cAndrew J. Bacevich. 
250    First edition. 
263    1911 
264  1 New York :|bMetropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company,
       |c2020. 
300    236 pages ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [203]-221) and 
       index. 
505 0  Al, Fred, and Homer's America : and mine -- The end of 
       history! -- Kicking 41 to the curb -- Glimpsing the 
       Emerald City -- Bedfellows -- State of the union -- 
       Plebiscite -- Attending to Rabbit's question. 
520    "A thought provoking and penetrating account of the post-
       Cold war follies and delusions that culminated in the age 
       of Donald Trump, from the bestselling author of The Limits
       of Power. When the Cold War ended with the fall of the 
       Berlin Wall, the Washington establishment felt it had 
       prevailed in a world-historical struggle. Our side had won,
       a verdict that was both decisive and irreversible. For the
       world's 'indispensable nation, ' its 'sole superpower, ' 
       the future looked very bright. History, having brought the
       United States to the very summit of power and prestige, 
       had validated American-style liberal democratic capitalism
       as universally applicable. In the decades to come, 
       Americans would put that claim to the test. They would 
       embrace the promise of globalization as a source of 
       unprecedented wealth, while embarking on wide-ranging 
       military campaigns to suppress disorder and enforce 
       American values abroad, confident in the ability of U.S. 
       forces to defeat any foe. Meanwhile, they placed all their
       bets on the White House to deliver on the promise of their
       Cold War triumph: unequaled prosperity, lasting peace, and
       absolute freedom. In The Age of Illusions, bestselling 
       author Andrew Bacevich takes us from that moment of 
       seemingly ultimate victory to the age of Trump, telling an
       epic tale of folly and delusion. Writing with his usual 
       eloquence and vast knowledge, he explains how, within a 
       quarter of a century, the United States ended up with 
       gaping inequality, permanent war, moral confusion, and an 
       increasingly angry and alienated population, as well, of 
       course, as the strangest president in American history"--
       |cProvided by publisher. 
611 27 Cold War (1945-1989)|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01754978 
648  7 Since 1969|2fast 
650  0 Cold War|xInfluence. 
650  0 Executive power|zUnited States|xHistory. 
650  0 Hegemony|zUnited States|xHistory. 
650  7 HISTORY / United States / 21st Century.|2bisacsh 
650  7 POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General.
       |2bisacsh 
650  7 HISTORY / Military / United States.|2bisacsh 
650  7 Executive power.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00917857 
650  7 Hegemony.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01202283 
650  7 Politics and government.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01919741 
650  7 Social conditions.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01919811 
650  7 War|xInfluence.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01170343 
651  0 United States|xPolitics and government|y1989- 
651  0 United States|xSocial conditions|y1980-2020 
651  0 United States|xHistory|y1969- 
651  7 United States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204155 
655  7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628 
655  7 Informational works.|2lcgft 
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