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portada Pax Americana
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Year
2016
Language
English
Pages
126
Format
Paperback
ISBN13
9781491793954

Pax Americana

Manuel Lopez-Linares (Author) · Iuniverse · Paperback

Pax Americana - Manuel Lopez-Linares

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Synopsis "Pax Americana"

Pax Americana: How and Why US Elites Turned Global Primacy into a Silent Empire turns to the recently written pages of the history of the United States. Looking at them with a fresh perspective to test against the record of critics that claim the country has changed the character of its global involvement, Manuel López-Linares explores how the United States has moved beyond its role as the primary force for doing good to building an empire to protect and extend its wealth and power. In Pax Americana, the image of “a shining city upon a hill,” long a self-characterization of America, sets the stage for exploring the steps that have taken the United States down the road toward extending its grasp to secure its claims to the resources necessary to build, maintain, and extend a quiet empire with a globe-spanning presence. Turning to the period following World War II, a historical review of nine instances, beginning with Iran in 1953 and ending with Iraq in 2003, delineates the growing reach of America’s imperial tendencies. A chapter then explores the character of America’s elites who have influenced this series of developments. A philosophical exploration of the underpinnings of this history traces the causes and reasons for the decisions and actions the country has taken. A final chapter, “Time to Recover,” seeks to reclaim neglected strands of America’s heritage—its political philosophy and its fundamental aspirations for freedom, dignity, and equality—and to urge the country to return to these roots.

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