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The Limits of Power
The End of American Exceptionalism
Used by arrangement with Metropolitan Books, an imprint of Henry Holt & Company
ISBN: 9780805088151
Pages: 224
Recommendation
Author Andrew J. Bacevich dedicates this book to his son, a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army who was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq. Bacevich has long been a strong conservative critic of U.S. policy in Iraq, but it’s difficult to escape the impression that the impassioned indictment set forth here draws on a deep reservoir of personal anguish. With unblinking, unwavering directness, he attacks the illusions, self-deceptions and hypocritical cant that he says have provided the atmosphere and background music for a U.S. orgy of profligate consumption at home and rapacious violence abroad. A leading “conservative historian,” Bacevich supports his case with remarkably well-chosen facts, anecdotes and quotations, without ever bogging down the reader in unnecessary detail. Whether you agree or disagree with his conclusions, getAbstract recommends his book to anyone interested in contemporary American history and events.
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About the Author
Former military officer Andrew J. Bacevich teaches history and international relations at Boston University. He wrote The New American Militarism and sits on the Council on Foreign Relations.
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