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Jungle Grows Back : America and Our Imperiled World by Robert Kagan (2018, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100525521658
ISBN-139780525521655
eBay Product ID (ePID)248377682
Product Key Features
Book TitleJungle Grows Back : America and Our Imperiled World
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / 20th Century, World / General, International Relations / General, Modern / General, Security (National & International)
Publication Year2018
GenrePolitical Science, History
AuthorRobert Kagan
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight10.2 Oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2018-011882
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"Kagan's argument should appeal to unrepentant Cold Warriors and to others who believe that might makes right where America's place in the world is concerned... A provocative argument that runs counter to popular sentiment and conventional wisdom." --Kirkus "Whether readers agree with [Kagan's] conclusions or not, they will find his argument accessible and well-constructed." --Publishers Weekly
Dewey Decimal327.7300904
Synopsis"An incisive, elegantly written, new book about America's unique role in the world." --Tom Friedman , The New York Times A brilliant and visionary argument for America's role as an enforcer of peace and order throughout the world--and what is likely to happen if we withdraw and focus our attention inward. Recent years have brought deeply disturbing developments around the globe. American sentiment seems to be leaning increasingly toward withdrawal in the face of such disarray. In this powerful, urgent essay, Robert Kagan elucidates the reasons why American withdrawal would be the worst possible response, based as it is on a fundamental and dangerous misreading of the world. Like a jungle that keeps growing back after being cut down, the world has always been full of dangerous actors who, left unchecked, possess the desire and ability to make things worse. Kagan makes clear how the "realist" impulse to recognize our limitations and focus on our failures misunderstands the essential role America has played for decades in keeping the world's worst instability in check. A true realism, he argues, is based on the understanding that the historical norm has always been toward chaos--that the jungle will grow back, if we let it., Recent years have brought deeply disturbing developments around the globe. American sentiment seems to be leaning increasingly toward withdrawal in the face of such disarray. In this powerful, urgent essay, Robert Kagan elucidates the reasons why American withdrawal would be the worst possible response, based as it is on a fundamental and dangerous misreading of the world. Like a jungle that keeps growing back after being cut down, the world has always been full of dangerous actors who, left unchecked, possess the desire and ability to make things worse. Kagan makes clear how the "realist" impulse to recognize our limitations and focus on our failures misunderstands the essential role America has played for decades in keeping the world's worst instability in check. A true realism, he argues, is based on the understanding that the historical norm has always been toward chaos--that the jungle will grow back, if we let it.
LC Classification NumberE744.K147 2018
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