How America's high standard of living came to be and why future growth is under threat In the century after the Civil War, an economic revolution improved the A

The Rise and Fall of the United States of America is a sweeping look at the rise of the greatest nation in the world and some of its formidable achievements. It

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The Rise and Decline of the American "Empire" explores the rapidly growing literature on the rise and fall of the United States. The author argues that after 19

Asserts that America is straying from its democratic ideals and faltering in a rapidly globalized world community, and challenges policies that are based on a p