false 5453288 1 <DIV><P><B>From an acclaimed conservative historian and former military officer, a bracing call for a pragmatic confrontation with the nation's problems</B></P><P><I>The Limits of Power </I>identifies a profound triple crisis facing America: the economy, in remarkable disarray, can no longer be fixed by relying on expansion abroad; the government, transformed by an imperial presidency, is a democracy in form only; U.S. involvement in endless wars, driven by a deep infatuation with military power, has been a catastrophe for the body politic. These pressing problems threaten all of us, Republicans and Democrats. If the nation is to solve its predicament, it will need the revival of a distinctly American approach: the neglected tradition of realism.</P><P>Andrew J. Bacevich, uniquely respected across the political spectrum, offers a historical perspective on the illusions that have governed American policy since 1945. The realism he proposes includes respect for power and its limits; sensitivity to unintended consequences; aversion to claims of exceptionalism; skepticism of easy solutions, especially those involving force; and a conviction that the books will have to balance. Only a return to such principles, Bacevich argues, can provide common ground for fixing America’s urgent problems before the damage becomes irreparable.</P></DIV> 5520874 27 4 2009 The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism total:3|4:2|3:1| 3 11 14 0 0 0 false false Tue Oct 20 05:27:04 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 05:28:04 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 18 08:49:56 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 08:52:00 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 09 15:03:52 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 15:03:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 28 20:41:15 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 20:41:15 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 24 07:46:22 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 07:46:22 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Aug 22 23:32:40 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 23:32:40 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Aug 20 12:16:44 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 12:16:44 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Aug 16 10:45:26 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 10:45:42 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 13 18:26:47 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 18:32:00 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 20:55:31 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 17:49:15 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 17 16:56:32 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 16:56:32 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jun 03 22:59:45 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 22:59:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 30 10:08:29 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 10:08:29 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed May 20 12:42:27 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 12:42:27 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5453288