Derek Leebaert / Grand Improvisation America Confronts the British Superpower

Description: Grand Improvisation: America Confronts the British Superpower, 1945-1957 Author: Derek Leebaert Title: Grand Improvisation: America Confronts the British Superpower, 1945-1957 Publication: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018 Description: Hardcover. New tightly bound hardcover in new dust jacket. 8vo. (6.38 x 1.79 x 9.12 inches) Clean text free of marks or underlining. B&W photos and illustrations. Includes a bibliography and an index. 624 pp.Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. New. A new understanding of the post World War II era, showing what occurred when the British Empire wouldn't step aside for the rising American superpower―with global insights for today.An enduring myth of the twentieth century is that the United States rapidly became a superpower in the years after World War II, when the British Empire―the greatest in history―was too wounded to maintain a global presence. In fact, Derek Leebaert argues in Grand Improvisation, the idea that a traditionally insular United States suddenly transformed itself into the leader of the free world is illusory, as is the notion that the British colossus was compelled to retreat. The United States and the U.K. had a dozen abrasive years until Washington issued a "declaration of independence" from British influence. Only then did America explicitly assume leadership of the world order just taking shape.Leebaert's character-driven narrative shows such figures as Churchill, Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennan in an entirely new light, while unveiling players of at least equal weight on pivotal events. Little unfolded as historians believe: the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan; the Korean War; America's descent into Vietnam. Instead, we see nonstop U.S. improvisation until America finally lost all caution and embraced obligations worldwide, a burden we bear today.Understanding all of this properly is vital to understanding the rise and fall of superpowers, why we're now skeptical of commitments overseas, how the Middle East plunged into disorder, why Europe is fracturing, what China intends―and the ongoing perils to the U.S. world role. Seller ID: 535 Subject: British History, US History, World History The Anthropologists Closet offers a wide variety of non-fiction academic books that are hard to find. We have been in business since 2014. Terms All orders ship within two business days. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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