{"product_id":"9781786079886","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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.","brand":"Oneworld Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46461771219185,"sku":"9781786079886","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781786079886_p0.jpg?v=1765563065","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781786079886","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}