Play by the rules : the short story of America's leadership : from Hiroshima to COVID-19 / Michael Pembroke.
Publication details: Richmond, Victoria : Hardie Grant Books, 2020.Description: 324 pages ; 24 cmISBN:- 1743796528
- 9781743796528
- Short story of America's leadership : from Hiroshima to COVID-19
- International relations
- World politics
- Great powers
- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- History -- 21st century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- United States -- Politics and goverment
- United States -- Foreign relations
- Australian
- 327.73 23
- 973.9
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
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Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Non-Fiction | 327.73 PEM | Available | 063797 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In Play by the Rules, acclaimed writer and historian Michael Pembroke offers a fresh take on the USA's vast influence and asks whether it is still a force for good. In the heady days after 1945, the authority of the United States was unrivalled. But seventy-five years later, its influence has already diminished. The world has now entered a post-American era - defined by the rise of Asia and the return of China, as much as by the decline of the United States. This book is a short history of that decline; how high standards and treasured principles were ignored; how idealism was replaced by hubris and moral compromise; and how adherence to the rule of law became selective. It is also a look into the future - a future dominated by greater Asia and China in particular. We are in the midst of the third great power shift in modern history - from Europe to America to Asia.