Britain, America, and the making of the modern world Mead, Walter Russell. creator text bibliography nyu New York Alfred A. Knopf 2008 monographic eng

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x, 449 p. ; 25 cm. "An illuminating account of the birth, the rise, and the continuing rise, of a global political and economic system that rested first on the power of Britain and rests today on that of the United States--and now faces a new set of formidable challenges"--Provided by publisher Introduction -- Part one: The walrus and the carpenter. With God on our side -- On the beach -- How they hate us -- Part two: The dread and envy of them all. The protocols of the elders of Greenwich -- French toast -- The world was their oyster -- The sinews of power -- The playing fields of Eton -- Goldilocks and the West -- Part three: Anglo-Saxon attitudes. The wasps and the bees -- The vicar and the dynamo -- Doxy v. Doxy -- The White queen -- Called to the bar -- The gyroscope and the pyramd -- Part four: What hath God wrought? The meaning of history -- War on history -- The golden meme -- Whig Babylon -- Part five: The lessons of history. The future of sea power -- Dancing with ghosts -- The diplomacy of civilizations -- The meaning of it all. Walter Russell Mead. Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 419-430) e índice United States Foreign relations Great Britain Foreign relations Civilization, Modern American influences Civilization, Modern British influences United States Foreign public opinion Great Britain Foreign public opinion Great powers History World politics Economic history 002 E 183.7 M479g 2008 327.73 9780375414039 0375414037 UAB 100401 20230404125757.0 103773