THE IMPERIAL TENSE: Prospects and Problems of American Empire
, . . Ivan R. Dee, $28.95 (286pp) ISBN 978-1-56663-533-2
There's a host of issues surrounding the U.S. and what many see as its empire as it pushes to confront terrorism—and this balanced collection of mostly scholarly articles addresses many of them. For the most part, the pieces are nuanced, examining subtleties in a world where the U.S. is the sole global power. There are no epiphanies, but pieces discuss such topics as how the U.S. can both confront authoritarian regimes and promote human rights, how American policy should change in order to prevent a further international backlash and whether the U.S. is doomed to fall, like previous empires. Some of the articles gathered by Bacevich (
Reviewed on: 07/14/2003
Genre: Nonfiction
Hardcover - 288 pages - 978-1-56663-532-5