American Empire : A Debate - Bradley A.  Thayer

American Empire

A Debate

By: Bradley A. Thayer, Christopher Layne

Hardcover | 30 November 2006 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Hardcover


RRP $399.00

$339.15

15%OFF

or 4 interest-free payments of $84.79 with

 or 

Ships in 15 to 25 business days

With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States emerged as the lone, unrivaled superpower on the world stage. America's military, diplomatic and economic--not to mention its cultural and ideological--presence is felt throughout the world. With few, if any, rivals to its supremacy, the current administration has made an explicit commitment--in its 2002 National Security Strategy--to maintaining and advancing primacy for the U.S. in the world. But, what exactly are the benefits of American hegemony for the U.S. and the world and what are the costs and drawbacks for this fledgling empire. In this short, accessible book Chris Layne and Brad Thayer argue the merits and demerits of American empire. After making their best cases for and against an American empire, subsequent chapters will allow the authors respond to the major arguments presented by their opponent and present their own counter arguments.
"American Empire: A Debate "will be the first stop for readers interested in deciding for themselves where they stand on this very controversial topic.

More in Politics & Government

This Way Up : When Maps Go Wrong (and Why it Matters) - Jay Foreman
Turbulence : Australian Foreign Policy in the Trump Era - Clinton Fernandes
Fight Oligarchy : Where We Go From Here - Bernie Sanders

RRP $19.99

$18.75

Best Australian Political Cartoons 2025 - Russ Radcliffe

RRP $35.00

$28.75

18%
OFF
Defiance : Stories from Nature and Its Defenders - Bob Brown

RRP $36.99

$29.75

20%
OFF
The Finest Hotel in Kabul : A People's History of Afghanistan - Lyse Doucet
Ask Not : The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed - Maureen Callahan
Breakneck : China's Quest to Engineer the Future - Dan Wang

RRP $55.00

$42.75

22%
OFF
Fly, Wild Swans : My Mother, Myself and China - Jung Chang

RRP $37.99

$30.75

19%
OFF
Earthquake : the election that shook Australia - Niki Savva

RRP $36.99

$26.95

27%
OFF
Forever Hong Kong : A Global City's Decolonization Struggle - Ching Kwan Lee
A Different Kind of Power : A Memoir - Jacinda Ardern

RRP $55.00

$41.25

25%
OFF
Verso Radical Diary and Weekly Planner 2026 - Keira Lykourentzos

RRP $26.99

$22.99

15%
OFF
The Infinite Game : From the bestselling author of Start With Why - Simon Sinek
The Causes of War : From 1700 to today - Geoffrey Blainey

RRP $49.99

$38.75

22%
OFF