000332171 000__ 01941cam\a22002894a\4500 000332171 001__ 332171 000332171 005__ 20210513121902.0 000332171 008__ 081027s2009\\\\nyu\\\\\\b\\\\001\0\eng\\ 000332171 010__ $$a 2008046685 000332171 020__ $$a9780670020942 000332171 020__ $$a067002094X 000332171 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn265093040 000332171 035__ $$a332171 000332171 040__ $$aDLC$$cDLC$$dBTCTA$$dYDXCP$$dBKL$$dC#P$$dBUR$$dBWX 000332171 043__ $$an-us--- 000332171 049__ $$aISEA 000332171 05000 $$aE169.12$$b.S737 2009 000332171 08200 $$a973.91$$222 000332171 1001_ $$aStarobin, Paul. 000332171 24510 $$aAfter America :$$bnarratives for the next global age /$$cPaul Starobin. 000332171 260__ $$aNew York :$$bViking,$$c2009. 000332171 300__ $$ax, 358 p. ;$$c24 cm. 000332171 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 327-348) and index. 000332171 520__ $$aJournalist Starobin mixes fresh reportage with rigorous historical analysis to envision a world in which the United States is no longer the dominant superpower. The American Century has passed, argues Starobin, due in large part to America's military overreach in the Middle East; resurgent nationalism and economic expansion in Russia, China, and India; the tarnished American model of free-market capitalism; and the growth of transnational institutions. Following an insightful analysis of America's global ascendancy, Starobin explores five possible scenarios: an age of chaos like the one following the collapse of the Roman Empire; a multipolar order of nations in which America would be one great power among others; China becoming the dominant superpower; an age of global city-states; or a form of world government. A concluding section explores how California--the eighth largest economy in the world and among the most sophisticated spots on the planet--is already starting to move beyond the American Century.--From publisher description. 000332171 650_0 $$aInternational relations$$y21st century. 000332171 651_0 $$aUnited States$$xCivilization$$y1945- 000332171 651_0 $$aUnited States$$xForeign relations$$y2001- 000332171 85200 $$bgen$$hE169.12$$i.S737$$i2009 000332171 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:332171$$pGLOBAL_SET 000332171 980__ $$aBIB 000332171 980__ $$aBOOK