America between the wars : from 11/9 to 9/11 : the misunderstood years between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the start of the War on Terror

America between the wars : from 11/9 to 9/11 : the misunderstood years between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the start of the War on Terror / Derek Chollet and James Goldgeier.

When the Berlin Wall collapsed and the Cold War ended on November 9, 1989, the West declared victory: democracy and free markets had prevailed and the United States emerged as the triumphant superpower. The tension that had defined a generation was over, and it seemed that peace was at hand. The nex...

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Main Author: Chollet, Derek H.
Other Authors: Goldgeier, James M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : BBS PublicAffairs, ©2008.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
USA > Government
Since 1900
Political culture > United States > History > 20th century.
Social change > United States > History > 20th century.
Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 > Influence.
World politics > 1989-
HISTORY.
Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989
Diplomatic relations
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Political culture
Politics and government
Social change
Social conditions
World politics
Politische Kultur
Außenpolitik
World politics > 1989-.
Auenpolitik.
United States > Politics and government > 1989-
United States > Foreign relations > 1989-
United States > Social conditions > 1980-2020.
Germany
United States
United States > Social conditions > 1980-
History
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Preface: Between the wars
  • The lone superpower, adrift
  • Democrats unite
  • Wrong foot forward
  • Contract and crisis
  • Turning point
  • The indispensable nation in a globalizing world
  • "Remembering the past and imagining the future"
  • Liberal bombs, conservative shields
  • New world disorder
  • The end of the modern interwar years
  • The 11/9 world
  • From 11/9 to 9/11: a chronology.

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