In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of US Global Power

By Alfred W. McCoy

There is increasing concern about the the size, scope ,and destructive capacity of the US military as the global war on terror continues to drag on and the US war machine sets its sites on new targets around the world. McCoy explores the violent past and present of US imperialism.

After decades of silence during the Cold War, recent years have brought a number of books on aspects of U.S. empire. Few if any of these competing volumes offer the historical depth, topical range, and originality of geopolitical insight of this book.

MCCoy's previous titles, Question of Torture sold 2900 copies and Politics of Heroin sold 6,000 copies.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Haymarket Books
• Release date: Sep 12, 2017
• ISBN: 9781608467747