02732nam a2200301   450000100060000000300080000600500170001400600190003100700030005000800410005302000150009402000180010904000170012704100080014405000260015208200110017810000270018924500710021626000610028730000290034850400670037750510050044452008180144965000210226765000180228865100500230665100740235616436BJBSDDR20240116103453.0a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta060907s2004    cau                 eng    a157675281X  a9781576752814  bspacBJBSDDR  aeng14a002 E 902bG242a 200400a327.731 aGarrison, Jim, d1951-1 aAmerica as empire :bglobal leader or rogue power? /cJim Garrison  aSan Francisco :bBarrett-Koehler Publishers,c2004        axii, 224 pages ; c24 cm  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 203-206) and index.0 aForeword by John Naisbitt.................................viii 
Acknowledgments...........................................xi 
Introduction From Republic to Empire......................2 
1 America and the World...................................10 
2 A Mighty Fortress on Shifting Sands.....................24 
3 America's Journey to Empire.............................48 
4 The Roots of American Preeminence.......................72 
5 Empire and Its Discontents..............................92 
6 The Rise and Fall of Empires............................108 
7 The Roman Achievement...................................128 
8 America at the Choice Point.............................150 
9 The Final Empire........................................166 
Notes.....................................................203 
Index.....................................................207 
About the Author..........................................218 
About State of the World Forum............................220   aWhether we like it or not, America is an empire. Jim Garrison urges us to face up to the complexities and responsibilities inherent in that indisputable fact." "Garrison traces the roots of the American Empire to the very beginnings of the republic, in particular to the historic willingness of the United States to use military might in the defense of two foreign policy objectives: protection of American commercial interests and the promotion of democracy." "Garrison examines the rise and fall of empires and ponders the question of how long the American Empire can last. He argues that the U.S. can gain important insights into durability from the Romans, detailing the interplay between military power, political institutions, and legal structures that enabled the Roman Empire to last for a thousand years. 4aBalance de poder 4aImperialismo  4aEstados Unidos xRelaciones exterioresy2001- 4aEstados Unidos xRelaciones exteriores xAspectos morales y éticos