Globalization and the American CenturyRevolutionary improvements in technology combined with the leadership elite's enthusiasm for de-regulation of markets and free trade to fuel American-style globalization. The nation rose to economic power after the Spanish-American War, and won both world wars and the Cold war, after which America's power and cultural influence soared as business and financial interests pursued the long-term quest for global markets. But, the tragic events of September 2001 and the growing volatility of global finance, raised questions about whether the era of American-led globalization was sustainable, or vulnerable to catastrophic collapse. |
Contents
Toward a New Paradigm | 1 |
Americanizing Britains World 18981913 | 9 |
Roots of the American Century | 12 |
McKinley and the American Century | 16 |
Made in America | 18 |
Patent Protection | 20 |
Strategy and Structures | 21 |
Overseas Investments | 22 |
Business Busted Diplomacy Destroyed 19291939 | 81 |
Defending Allies Developing Frontiers 19391946 | 104 |
Containing and Consuming 19471957 | 131 |
Transforming the World 19581973 | 156 |
Enduring the Crises 19731986 | 184 |
Freedom and Free Trade 19861995 | 207 |
Folding the Flag Globalization and the New Millennium | 238 |
Statistical Tables | 261 |
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Globalization and the American Century Alfred E. Eckes, Jr,Thomas W. Zeiler No preview available - 2003 |
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