TY - BOOK AU - Bacevich,Andrew J. TI - The short American century: a postmortem SN - 9780674725690 AV - 002 E 169.12 S559 2013 U1 - 973.91 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Cambridge, Mass. PB - Harvard University Press KW - Luce, Henry Robinson, KW - National characteristics, American KW - Civilization, Modern KW - American influences KW - Politics and culture KW - United States KW - Social values KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Civilization KW - Social conditions KW - Economic conditions KW - Estados Unidos KW - Civilización KW - Siglo XX KW - Condiciones sociales KW - Condiciones económicas KW - Siglo 20 KW - Foreign relations N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Life at the dawn of the American century / Andrew J. Bacevich -- The origins and uses of American hyperpower / David M. Kennedy -- Consuming the American century / Emily S. Rosenberg -- The problem of color and democracy / Nikhil Pal Singh -- Pragmatic realism vs. the American century / T.J. Jackson Lears -- Toward transnationalism / Akira Iriye -- From the American century to globalization / Jeffry A. Frieden -- Illusions of an American century / Walter Lafeber -- The heavenly city of business / Eugene Mccarraher -- Not so different after all / Andrew J. Bacevich N2 - Declares "the American century", the name Henry Luce gave to an era of American prosperity beginning in 1941, dead, and collects essays explaining what the American century was and meant, and why many believe it has met a premature demise ER -