How the World Was Won: The Americanization of Everywhere

[barryqwalsh]

In How the World Was Won, he sets out to examine the extent and effect of American influence on global culture, from its role as saviour in the 1940s through its rise as a world power. He suggests that the world has been thoroughly Americanised but that the era of its dominance is winding down: “It is time to look not towards America but back at it, retraversing three quarters of a century that began with its promise to raise up bruised, battle-sore humanity and renovate our world.” American power, Conrad argues, has been due not only to military strength but also, primarily, to its position as leader and innovator in a free global market. Now, however, that position is weakening.


How the World Was Won The Americanization of Everywhere by Peter Conrad

 

[Ringel05]

Well, finally someone focused on America's modern romp through The Life Cycle of Empires.