Starobin, Paul. <br/><br/>
After America :  narratives for the next global age / 
Paul Starobin. 
 - New York :  Viking,  2009. 
 - x, 358 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-348) and index. 
<br/><br/>I.- The ascendancy: Never imitate. A civilization is Born / How America arrived at its reigning myth-- America preeminent / How America became the globl pacesetter-- ccidental empire / How America ruled the world-- II.- End of the ascendancy: Middling America / How America is no longer the benchmark-- Goliath bound / How the accidental empire is bogged down-- The return of Russia-- III.- After America worlds: Chaos / How an after America chaos could be dark and stormy- or happy-- Multipolar world / How rising powers like India could shape a new multipolar order-- Chinese century / How a Chinese century could start in America's backyard-- City-States/ How global city-states could define a new age-- Universal civilization/ How Dante's dream might be realized-- IV.- America, after America: After America California / How California is becoming an after America place-- Conclusion: Life afteer the American century / How Americans can make their way in a new epoch. 
<br/><br/> Journalist Starobin mixes fresh reportage with rigorous historical analysis to envision a world in which the United States is no longer the dominant superpower. The American Century has passed, argues Starobin, due in large part to America's military overreach in the Middle East; resurgent nationalism and economic expansion in Russia, China, and India; the tarnished American model of free-market capitalism; and the growth of transnational institutions. Following an insightful analysis of America's global ascendancy, Starobin explores five possible scenarios: an age of chaos like the one following the collapse of the Roman Empire; a multipolar order of nations in which America would be one great power among others; China becoming the dominant superpower; an age of global city-states; or a form of world government. A concluding section explores how California--the eighth largest economy in the world and among the most sophisticated spots on the planet--is already starting to move beyond the American Century.--From publisher description. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780670020942 0670020942 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008046685 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>International relations--21st century.<br/>Relaciones internacionales--Siglo XXI
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Civilization--1945-<br/>United States--Foreign relations--2001-<br/>Estados Unidos--Civilización--1945<br/>Estados Unidos--Relaciones internacionales--2001
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>002 E 169.12  / S795a  2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.91