The power problem : how American military dominance makes us less safe, less prosperous, and less free /

Preble, Christopher A.

The power problem : how American military dominance makes us less safe, less prosperous, and less free / Christopher A. Preble. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, c2009. - xiii, 212 p. ; 25 cm. - Cornell studies in security affairs . - Cornell studies in security affairs. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-204) and index.

The U.S. military : dominant, but not omnipotent -- Tallying the costs of our military power -- It costs too much -- We use it too much -- The hegemon's dilemma -- Curing the power problem.

9780801447655 (cloth : alk. paper) 0801447658 (cloth : alk. paper)

2008052553

GBA934246 bnb

015104386 Uk


National security--United States.
Hegemony--United States.
Power (Social sciences)--United States.


United States--Military policy.

UA23 / .P6825 2009

355/.033073