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Great Powers: America and the World After Bush Hardcover - 2009
by Barnett, Thomas P.M
The author of the groundbreaking New York Timesbestseller The Pentagon's New Map brings us aremarkable analysis of the post-Bush world, andAmerica's leadership role in it.
In civilian and military circles alike, The Pentagon's New Mapbecame one of the most talked about books of 2004. 'Acombination of Tom Friedman on globalization and Carlvon Clausewitz on war, [it is] the red-hot book among thenation's admirals and generals,' wrote David Ignatius in TheWashington Post. Barnett's second book, Blueprint for Action,demonstrated how to put the first book's principles to work.Now, in Great Powers, Barnett delivers his most sweeping andimportant book of all.
For eight years, the current administration has done muchto disconnect or alienate America from the world, but the worldhas certainly not been standing still. Now, with a chance to startover, what do we do? Where's the world going now, and how dowe not only rejoin it but become a leader again in what hasbecome the most profound reordering of the globe since the endof World War II?
In Great Powers, Barnett offers a tour de force analysis of thegrand realignments that are both already here and coming upfast in the spheres of economics, diplomacy, defense, technology,security, the environment, and much more. The 'greatpowers' are no longer just the world's major nation-states butthe powerful forces, past, present, and future, moving with usand past us like a freight train. It is not a simple matter of acourse correction but of a complete recalibration, and the opportunitiesit presents are far greater than the perils. Barnett givesus a fundamental understanding of both, showing us not onlyhow the world is now but how it will be.
There are those writing now who say America is in decline. . . and we just have to deal with it. Barnett says no. Globalizationas it exists today was built by America and now it'stime for America to shape and redefine what comes next. GreatPowers shows us how. Bibliography. Notes. Index.
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Title
Great Powers: America and the World After Bush
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Author
Barnett, Thomas P.M
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Binding
Hardcover
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Edition
First Edition
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Condition
UsedVeryGood
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Pages
488
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Volumes
1
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Language
ENG
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Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York
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Date
2009-02-05
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Bookseller's Inventory #
531ZZZ000U6G_ns
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ISBN
9780399155376 / 0399155376
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Weight
1.56 lbs (0.71 kg)
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Dimensions
9.2 x 6.42 x 1.5 in (23.37 x 16.31 x 3.81 cm)
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Ages
18 to UP years
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Grade levels
13 - UP
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Library of Congress subjects
Progressivism (United States politics), United States - Foreign relations - 21st
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Library of Congress Catalog Number
2008046360
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Dewey Decimal Code
973.93
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Summary
The author of the groundbreaking New York Times bestseller The Pentagon's New Map brings us a remarkable analysis of the post-Bush world, and America's leadership role in it.In civilian and military circles alike, The Pentagon's New Map became one of the most talked about books of 2004. "A combination of Tom Friedman on globalization and Carl von Clausewitz on war, [it is] the red-hot book among the nation's admirals and generals," wrote David Ignatius in The Washington Post. Barnett's second book, Blueprint for Action, demonstrated how to put the first book's principles to work. Now, in Great Powers, Barnett delivers his most sweeping— and important—book of all.For eight years, the current administration has done much to disconnect or alienate America from the world, but the world has certainly not been standing still. Now, with a chance to start over, what do we do? Where's the world going now, and how do we not only rejoin it but become a leader again in what has become the most profound reordering of the globe since the end of World War II?In Great Powers, Barnett offers a tour de force analysis of the grand realignments that are both already here and coming up fast in the spheres of economics, diplomacy, defense, technology, security, the environment, and much more. The "great powers" are no longer just the world's major nation-states but the powerful forces, past, present, and future, moving with us and past us like a freight train. It is not a simple matter of a course correction but of a complete recalibration, and the opportunities it presents are far greater than the perils. Barnett gives us a fundamental understanding of both, showing us not only how the world is now but how it will be.There are those writing now who say America is in decline...and we just have to deal with it. Barnett says no. Globalization as it exists today was built by America—and now it's time for America to shape and redefine what comes next. Great Powers shows us how. Bibliography. Notes. Index.
From the publisher
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Media reviews
'Political consultant Barnett (Blueprint for Action: A World Worth Creating, 2005, etc.) evaluates the Bush administration's failures, offers prescriptions for correcting them and pleads with America not to mess things up now that everything is going our way.
His excoriating first chapter limns 'The Seven Deadly Sins of Bush-Cheney,' starting with Lust (for world primacy). A sensible grand strategy, even for a superpower, must attract more allies than it repulses, he notes, yet the Bush administration broke treaties and advocated preemptive wars, then complained when Russia and China refused to help in Iran, Iraq or Afghanistan. Proceeding with catchy titles, Barnett delivers 'A Twelve-Step Recovery Program for American Grand Strategy' in the second chapter. We must begin by admitting our powerlessness over globalization, he writes. We opened that Pandora's box long ago, and it's ridiculous to denounce other nations' cheap labor and protectionist trade policies, because that's how American growth began. Unlike many world-affairs gurus, but in line with Fareed Zakaria's The Post-American World (2008), Barnett is an optimist, pointing out that free-market capitalism is now the world's default system, the middle-class is increasing and poverty is diminishing. Attacking Bush's fixation on the 'global war on terror' (Sin No. 2: Anger), he stresses that it's merely one of a half-dozen world problems, more easily solved by rising prosperity than military action. Naïveté, not anger, led to Bush's painfully unsuccessful efforts to spread democracy. Looking back, Barnett reminds readers that America was a one-party autocracy until the 1820s and that freedom doesn't happen when a government grants it but when an increasingly assertive, and prosperous, citizenry demand it. China's rise mirrors the American model more than we realize, he contends, and Iraqis won't demand a bill of rights until they have jobs.
Stands out for its in-depth analysis, historical acuity and delightfully witty prose.
Kirkus(Starred Review)
