The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism
- ISBN-10
- 0805088156
- ISBN-13
- 9780805088151
- Series
- The Limits of Power
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 206
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-08-05
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- Andrew Bacevich
Description
A conservative historian and former military officer calls for specific and practical measures to address key issues related to America's troubled economy, compromises to true democratic principles, and inappropriate involvement in military conflicts. 35,000 first printing.
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- 2008-08-05
- 224 pages
- Ebook
- Metropolitan Books
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- 2005
- 77 pages
- Paperback
- Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown University
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