In the shadows of the American century

the rise and decline of US global power

359 pages

English language

Published Dec. 26, 2017 by Haymarket Books.

ISBN:
978-1-60846-773-0
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OCLC Number:
1002131625

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"In a completely original analysis, prize-winning historian Alfred W. McCoy explores America's rise as a world power--from the 1890s through the Cold War--and its bid to extend its hegemony deep into the twenty-first century through a fusion of cyberwar, space warfare, trade pacts, and military alliances. McCoy then analyzes the marquee instruments of US hegemony--covert intervention, client elites, psychological torture, and worldwide surveillance. Peeling back layers of secrecy, McCoy exposes a military and economic battle for global domination fought in the shadows, largely unknown to those outside the highest rungs of power."--Page [4] of cover.

6 editions

Subjects

  • Geopolitics
  • Hegemony
  • Foreign relations

Places

  • United States

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