Globalization and the American Century

by Thomas W. Zeiler and Alfred E. Eckes Jr

Book Overview

Alfred Eckes and Thomas Zeiler argue that the American Century of global leadership resulted from revolutionary improvements in technology combined with the leadership elite's enthusiasm for free trade. The authors reveal how this formula helped the nation rise to economic power after the Spanish-American War, and win both world wars and the Cold War. America's power and cultural influence soared as business and financial interests pursued global...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521009065
• ISBN13: 9780521009065
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"