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100	1		_aBacevich, Andrew J.
245	1	4	_aThe limits of power : _bthe end of American exceptionalism / _cAndrew J. Bacevich.
260			_aNew York : _bMetropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company, _c2009.
300			_a213 p. ; _c21 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThe Limits of Power identifies a profound triple crisis facing America: the economy, in remarkable disarray, can no longer be fixed by relying on expansion abroad; the government, transformed by an imperial presidency, is a democracy in form only; U.S. involvement in endless wars, driven by a deep infatuation with military power, has been a catastrophe for the body politic. These pressing problems threaten all of us, Republicans and Democrats. If the nation is to solve its predicament, it will need the revival of a distinctly American approach: the neglected tradition of realism. Andrew J. Bacevich, uniquely respected across the political spectrum, offers a historical perspective on the illusions that have governed American policy since 1945. The realism he proposes includes respect for power and its limits; sensitivity to unintended consequences; aversion to claims of exceptionalism; skepticism of easy solutions, especially those involving force; and a conviction that the books will have to balance. Only a return to such principles, Bacevich argues, can provide common ground for fixing America's urgent problems before the damage becomes irreparable.--From publisher description.
650		0	_aPower (Social sciences) _zUnited States.
651		0	_aUnited States _xPolitics and government
651		0	_aUnited States _xPolitics and government _y2001-2009.
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