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03695aam a22005178i 4500 001 4F19273E337711EAAB6AAA0C97128E48 003 SILO 005 20200110010330 008 190416t20202020nyu e b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2019007089 020 $a 1250175089 020 $a 9781250175083 035 $a (OCoLC)1082542602 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d RNL $d OCO $d TCH $d RB0 $d IOU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E839.5 $b .B33 2019 082 00 $a 352.23/50973 $2 23 100 1 $a Bacevich, Andrew J., $e author. 245 14 $a The age of illusions : $b how America squandered its Cold War victory / $c Andrew J. Bacevich. 246 3 $a How America squandered its Cold War victory 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company, $c [2020] 300 $a 236 pages ; $c 22 cm 520 $a "A thought provoking and penetrating account of the post-Cold war follies and delusions that culminated in the age of Donald Trump, from the bestselling author of The Limits of Power. When the Cold War ended with the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Washington establishment felt it had prevailed in a world-historical struggle. Our side had won, a verdict that was both decisive and irreversible. For the world's 'indispensable nation, ' its 'sole superpower, ' the future looked very bright. History, having brought the United States to the very summit of power and prestige, had validated American-style liberal democratic capitalism as universally applicable. In the decades to come, Americans would put that claim to the test. They would embrace the promise of globalization as a source of unprecedented wealth, while embarking on wide-ranging military campaigns to suppress disorder and enforce American values abroad, confident in the ability of U.S. forces to defeat any foe. Meanwhile, they placed all their bets on the White House to deliver on the promise of their Cold War triumph: unequaled prosperity, lasting peace, and absolute freedom. In The Age of Illusions, bestselling author Andrew Bacevich takes us from that moment of seemingly ultimate victory to the age of Trump, telling an epic tale of folly and delusion. Writing with his usual eloquence and vast knowledge, he explains how, within a quarter of a century, the United States ended up with gaping inequality, permanent war, moral confusion, and an increasingly angry and alienated population, as well, of course, as the strangest president in American history"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Al, Fred, and Homer's America : and mine -- The end of history! -- Kicking 41 to the curb -- Glimpsing the Emerald City -- Bedfellows -- State of the union -- Plebiscite -- Attending to Rabbit's question. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 1989- 650 0 $a Cold War $x Influence. 650 0 $a Executive power $z United States $x History. 650 0 $a Hegemony $z United States $x History. 651 0 $a United States $x Social conditions $y 1980- 651 0 $a United States $x History $y 1969- 941 $a 10 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20240724074426.0 952 $l OZAX845 $d 20240525041756.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231018011937.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20201103014347.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20201007082742.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20200314010627.0 952 $l CQPE926 $d 20200311010224.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20200225011336.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20200207011145.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20200110011950.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=4F19273E337711EAAB6AAA0C97128E48 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search