Colossus：The Rise and Fall of the American Empire

AcclaimedhistorianNiallFergusonrangesacrosstheentirehistoryofAmerica’sforeignentanglementsanddelvesintoallthedimensionsofAmericanpower—military,economic,cultural,andpolitical.Theresultisabookwhoseconclusionsareasconvincing,andtroubling,astheyareoriginal.FergusondemonstratesthatAmericahasalwaysbeenanempireindenialandshowsthefatefulconsequencesofitsspecialbrandofimperialism.HeexaminesthechallengestotheUnitedStatesfromitsprincipalrivals,theEuropeanUnionandChina,andoffersacompellinganalysisoftheconnectionbetweenthecountry’sdomesticeconomichealthanditsforeignaffairs—thebottomlineofimperialism,Americanstyle.ColossusisapeerlessreckoningwithAmericanpowerthatshouldbereadbyanythinkingcitizenofthisunspokenempire.