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02904aam a2200361Ii 4500 001 4461703E4DCE11E89F5D1D5C97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180502010046 008 170828s2018 ctuab b 001 0 eng d 010 $a 2017955409 020 $a 0300210000 020 $a 9780300210002 035 $a (OCoLC)1002129766 040 $a BTCTA $b eng $e rda $c BTCTA $d BDX $d YDX $d ERASA $d OCLCO $d SDB $d HTM $d IWA $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a E179.5 B95x 2018 082 04 $a 970.980 100 1 $a Bulmer-Thomas, V., $e author. 245 10 $a Empire in retreat : $b the past, present, and future of the United States / $c Victor Bulmer-Thomas. 264 1 $a New Haven : $b Yale University Press, $c [2018] 300 $a xx, 459 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-444) and index. 505 00 $g Twelve $g Part I $t Hegemony under threat. $g One $t Continental expansion -- $g Two $t Mexico and Central America -- $g Three $t Africa and the Pacific -- $g Four $t The Caribbean -- $g Part II $t The semiglobal empire -- $g Five $t Institutions -- $g Six $t Nonstate actors -- $g Seven $t The empire in action -- $g Eight $t The unipolar moment -- $g Part III $t The empire in retreat -- $g Nine $t Anti-imperialism in the United States -- $g Ten $t The US economy -- $g Eleven $t The decline of leadership -- $g Twelve $t Hegemony under threat. 520 8 $a A sweeping history of the United States through the lens of empire-and an incisive look forward as the nation retreats from the global stage A respected authority on international relations and foreign policy, Victor Bulmer-Thomas offers a grand survey of the United States as an empire. From its territorial expansion after independence, through hegemonic rule following World War II, to the nation's current imperial retreat, the United States has had an uneasy relationship with the idea of itself as an empire. In this book Bulmer-Thomas offers three definitions of empire-territorial, informal, and institutional-that help to explain the nation's past and forecast a future in which the United States will cease to play an imperial role. Arguing that the move toward diminished geopolitical dominance reflects the aspirations of most U.S. citizens, he asserts that imperial retreat does not necessarily mean national decline and may ultimately strengthen the nation-state. At this pivotal juncture in American history, Bulmer-Thomas's uniquely global perspective will be widely read and discussed across a range of fields. 651 0 $a United States $x Political aspects. $x Political aspects. 650 0 $a Land settlement $z United States $x Historiography. 650 0 $a Imperialism. 651 0 $a United States $x Foreign relations. 941 $a 2 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20191018013030.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20180502012241.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=4461703E4DCE11E89F5D1D5C97128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search