Chollet, Derek H.

America between the wars : from 11/9 to 9/11 : the misunderstood years between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the start of the War on Terror / Derek Chollet and James Goldgeier. - 1st ed. - New York : BBS PublicAffairs, c2008. - xvi, 412 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

"A Council on Foreign Relations book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]-386) and index.

The lone superpower, adrift -- Democrats unite -- Wrong foot forward -- Contract and crisis -- Turning point -- The indispensable nation in a globalizing world -- "Remembering the past and imagining the future" -- Liberal bombs, conservative shields -- New world disorder -- The end of the modern interwar years -- The 11/9 world.

9781586484965 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781586487058

2008004053


Political culture--History--United States--20th century.
Cultura política--Historia--Estados Unidos--Siglo XX.
Social change--History--United States--20th century.
Cambio social--Historia--Estados Unidos--Siglo XX.
Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989.
Muro de Berlín.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Influence.
Septiembre 11 Ataque terrorista, 2001--Influencia.
World politics--1989-
Política mundial--1989-


United States--Politics and government--1989-
Estados Unidos--Política y gobierno--1989-
United States--Foreign relations--1989-
Estados Unidos--Relaciones exteriores--1989-
United States--Social conditions--1980-
Estados Unidos--Condiciones sociales--1980-

002 E 839.5 / C547a 2008

973.928