The Age of Illusions: How America Squandered Its Cold War Victory by Andrew J. B

Description: The Age of Illusions by Andrew J. Bacevich When the fall of the Berlin Wall ended the Cold War, the American political establishment felt it had prevailed in a cosmic struggle of world-historical significance. Our side had won, the outcome both decisive and irreversible. For the worlds "indispensable nation" and "sole superpower," the future looked very bright indeed. History itself had seemingly delivered the United States to the very summit of power and prestige, thereby validating American-style liberal democratic capitalism as the future of humankind.In the decades that followed, American leaders put that claim to the test. They embraced globalization as a putative source of unprecedented wealth, embarked on wide-ranging military campaigns to export American values, and redefined the very meaning of freedom. Meanwhile, they placed all their bets on the White House fulfilling 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, recounting 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 as, of course, the strangest president in American history. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Andrew J. Bacevich is professor emeritus of history and international relations at Boston University and chairman of the Quincy Institute for Intelligent Statecraft. A graduate of both the U.S. Military Academy and Princeton University, he served in the U.S. Army for twenty-three years. His recent books include The Limits of Power, Americas War for the Greater Middle East, and Twilight of the American Century. His writings have appeared in the New York Times, the London Review of Books, and the American Conservative, among other publications. Table of Contents Introduction 1. Al, Fred, and Homers America--and Mine 2. The End of History! 3. Kicking 41 to the Curb 4. Glimpsing the Emerald City 5. Bedfellows 6. State of the Union 7. Plebiscite 8. Attending to Rabbits Question Notes Acknowledgments Index Review Offers tantalizing insights into how Americas Cold War victory soured. . . . Most interesting. --The Economist Those unfamiliar with Bacevichs work will be thrilled to encounter a first-rate thinker whose trenchant, objective, well-written analyses defy glib labeling . . . Highly recommended.--CHOICE"This engrossing recounting of the irresponsibility of Americas ruling class--aided and abetted by a citizenry grown complacent--clarifies the absurdities of the ascent of Trump. Like a Greek tragedian of old, Bacevich insistently discloses the discomfiting truth, showing how Americas self-congratulatory past has led to our wrenching present. Instead of illusions, he offers hope for a future free of self-deception, and points the way toward a newly responsible American civic life."--Patrick J. Deneen, author of Why Liberalism Failed "In The Age of Illusions, Andrew Bacevich offers a thoughtful, well-informed, and deeply humane critique of the self-absorbed grandiosity that dominates American foreign policy. He is one of a handful of sane voices contributing to the national conversation, and this is an indispensable book for our troubled times."--Jackson Lears, author of Rebirth of a Nation "This astute analysis of how the United States squandered its cold war victory shows how the elites wasted the peace dividend with policies favoring global neoliberalism, military hegemony, and radical individualism, paralyzing Washington and delivering the oval office to a patently incompetent candidate."--Margaret OBrien Steinfels, Editor, Commonweal (retired) "Americas most important challenges preceded Trump and will outlast him, Andrew Bacevich argues in this searing and powerful account of U.S. politics. This book will anger many readers, but it should also ignite overdue debate about permanent war enabled by public apathy, and economic inequality produced by globalized neoliberalism."--Mary Dudziak, author of War Time "As clear-headed as always, as honest as usual, Andrew Bacevich gives us a brilliant account of how the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War brought on not the end of history but an explosion of American hubris and an era of excess that blinded our political class to reality, stunted citizenship, undermined governance, and ignited angry disenchantment among great swaths of the public, enabling a real-life Captain Queeg to seize the helm, shouting Full Steam Ahead toward monumental disaster. Unless, says Bacevich in his compelling conclusion, we come to our senses."--Bill Moyers Promotional From the bestselling author of The Limits of Power, a thought-provoking and penetrating account of the post-Cold War follies and delusions that culminated in the presidency of Donald Trump Review Quote "Those unfamiliar with Bacevichs work will be thrilled to encounter a first-rate thinker whose trenchant, objective, well-written analyses defy glib labeling . . . Highly recommended." -- CHOICE "This engrossing recounting of the irresponsibility of Americas ruling class--aided and abetted by a citizenry grown complacent--clarifies the absurdities of the ascent of Trump. Like a Greek tragedian of old, Bacevich insistently discloses the discomfiting truth, showing how Americas self-congratulatory past has led to our wrenching present. Instead of illusions, he offers hope for a future free of self-deception, and points the way toward a newly responsible American civic life."-- Patrick J. Deneen , author of Why Liberalism Failed "In The Age of Illusions , Andrew Bacevich offers a thoughtful, well-informed, and deeply humane critique of the self-absorbed grandiosity that dominates American foreign policy. He is one of a handful of sane voices contributing to the national conversation, and this is an indispensable book for our troubled times."-- Jackson Lears , author of Rebirth of a Nation "This astute analysis of how the United States squandered its cold war victory shows how the elites wasted the peace dividend with policies favoring global neoliberalism, military hegemony, and radical individualism, paralyzing Washington and delivering the oval office to a patently incompetent candidate."-- Margaret OBrien Steinfels , Editor, Commonweal (retired) "Americas most important challenges preceded Trump and will outlast him, Andrew Bacevich argues in this searing and powerful account of U.S. politics. This book will anger many readers, but it should also ignite overdue debate about permanent war enabled by public apathy, and economic inequality produced by globalized neoliberalism."-- Mary Dudziak , author of War Time "As clear-headed as always, as honest as usual, Andrew Bacevich gives us a brilliant account of how the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War brought on not the end of history but an explosion of American hubris and an era of excess that blinded our political class to reality, stunted citizenship, undermined governance, and ignited angry disenchantment among great swaths of the public, enabling a real-life Captain Queeg to seize the helm, shouting Full Steam Ahead toward monumental disaster. Unless, says Bacevich in his compelling conclusion, we come to our senses."-- Bill Moyers Promotional "Headline" From the bestselling author of The Limits of Power, a thought-provoking and penetrating account of the post-Cold War follies and delusions that culminated in the presidency of Donald Trump Details ISBN1250787637 Short Title The Age of Illusions Pages 256 Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1250787637 ISBN-13 9781250787637 Format Paperback Subtitle How America Squandered Its Cold War Victory Author Andrew J. Bacevich DEWEY 352.2350973 Imprint Picador USA Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States UK Release Date 2021-02-01 Publisher St Martins Press Publication Date 2021-02-01 Audience General US Release Date 2021-02-01 AU Release Date 2021-04-26 NZ Release Date 2021-04-26 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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