Predicting the Unthinkable, Anticipating the Impossible - From the Fall of the Berlin Wall to America in the New Century (Paperback, New Preface)

In the 1980s, most Americans scoffed at the idea that the Communist empire could collapse; Georgie Anne Geyer was already outlining that probability. In the 1990s, the world was stunned by wars that raged across post-Yugoslavia; Geyer interviewed top officials and anticipated the conflicts. When 9/11 occurred, she stated, "This was inevitable-the terrorists had already attacked the World Trade Center in 1993 and criminals always return to the scene of the crime." Geyer argues that while the United States was praised everywhere during an era of "indispensable power" as the "greatest power the world has known," it actually had started on the road to decline. It had won the Cold War, but had immediately embarked upon more Vietnam-like small wars of tremendous cost in Iraq and Afghanistan. Across the board, it was no longer paying its way, while its domestic culture was being vulgarized at every turn. This book explains how, when, and where these declines happened. Geyer studies the history of nations and of peoples; observes human nature, particularly as influenced by religion and ideology; and is a close analyst of the acts of men and women when they perceive they have been humiliated by others or by history. She warns Americans and journalists that we must anticipate the changes in the world before they are upon us and that we must employ predictions to strengthen our nation and its principles.

General

Imprint:	AldineTransaction
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2013
First published:	2011
Authors:	Georgie Anne Geyer
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	370
Edition:	New Preface
ISBN-13:	978-1-4128-5278-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General
LSN:	1-4128-5278-1
Barcode:	9781412852784

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