{"product_id":"america-in-retreat-michael-pembroke-9781786079879","title":"America in Retreat: The Decline of Us Leadership from Ww2 to Covid-19","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe story of how America turned its back on the world... \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the heady days after 1945, the authority of the United States was unrivalled and, with the founding of the UN, a new era of international co-operation seemed to have begun. But seventy-five years later, its influence has already diminished. The world has now entered a post-American era, argues Michael Pembroke, defined by a flourishing Asia and the ascendancy of China, as much as by the decline of the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCovering wars in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, interventions in Iran, Guatemala and Chile, and a retreat from international engagement with the UN, WHO and, increasingly, trade agreements, Pembroke sketches the history of America's retreat from universal principles to provide a clear-eyed analysis of the dangers of American exceptionalism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Pembroke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1786079879\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786079879\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ONEWorld Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/09\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2021","brand":"Michael Pembroke","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43994545357055,"sku":"9781786079879","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d4ea1b56-e16e-4071-a375-a1b3a3ca6b65.jpg?v=1683330790","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/america-in-retreat-michael-pembroke-9781786079879","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}