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Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire
Niall Ferguson
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Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire
Niall Ferguson
Is America the new world empire? Presidents from Lincoln to Bush may have denied it but, this book shows, the US is in many ways the greatest imperial power of all time. This title reveals, is an empire running on empty, weakened by chronic defecits of money, manpower and political will.
416 pages, Illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | March 26, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9780141017006 |
| Publishers | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Pages | 416 |
| Dimensions | 129 × 197 × 25 mm · 302 g |
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