The American ascendancy : how the United States gained and wielded global dominance - Hunt, Michael H. (Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2007)
Nineteenth-century foundations -- Grand projects, 1898-1920 -- The American way in a fragmenting world, 1921-1940 -- Reaching for geopolitical dominance, 1941-1968 -- In the American image, 1941-1968 -- The Third-World challenge, 1941-1968 -- Disoriented giant, 1968-1991 -- The neoliberal triumph, 1991- -- Conclusion: Hegemony in question.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-385) and index.
Keywords: Hegemony -- United States -- History; International relations -- History; Geopolitics; World history; United States -- Foreign relations -- 19th century; United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century; United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-2009.