Author:
Mason, David S. (David Stewart), 1947-
Imprint:Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2009.
Descriptionxv, 253 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note:The beginning and end of the American century -- Imperial overstretch and economic decline -- The end of affluence and equality -- Torn social fabric : inadequate health care, violent crime -- The dimming of America : education, science, and fundamentalism -- Ailing American democracy -- Abandoning international order : unilateralism and international law -- The last gasp of U.S. supremacy : the Iraq War and terrorism -- The world sours on the United States -- America's new rivals : Europe, China, and others -- America and the world after the American century.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-239) and index.
