{"product_id":"after-the-empire-the-breakdown-of-the-american-order-9780231131032","title":"After the Empire: The Breakdown of the American Order","description":"\u003cp\u003eWidely reviewed and critically praised, Emmanuel Todd's \u003ci\u003eAfter the Empire\u003c\/i\u003e predicts that the United States is forfeiting its superpower status as it moves away from traditional democratic values of egalitarianism and universalism, lives far beyond its means economically, and continues to anger foreign allies and enemies alike with its military and ideological policies. As America's global dominance evaporates, Todd foresees the emergence of a Eurasian alliance bringing together Europe, Russia, Japan, and the Arab-Islamic world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTodd calmly and straightforwardly takes stock of many negative trends, including America's weakened commitment to the socio-economic integration of African Americans, a bulimic economy that increasingly relies on smoke and mirrors and the goodwill of foreign investors, and a foreign policy that squanders the country's reserves of \"soft power\" while its militaristic arsonist-fireman behavior is met with increasing resistance. Written by a demographer and historian who foresaw the collapse of the Soviet Union, this original and daring book cannot be ignored.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmmanuel Todd is a researcher at the French National Institute for Demographic Studies. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Final Fall: An Essay on the Decomposition of the Soviet Sphere\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Making of Modern France: Ideology, Politics, and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e. C. Jon Delogu is a full professor of English at the Université Jean Moulin, Lyon III.Michael Lind is the Whitehead Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMade in Texas: George W. Bush and the Southern Takeover of American Politics\u003c\/i\u003e and, with Ted Halstead, \u003ci\u003eThe Radical Center: The Future of American Politics\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614626943250,"sku":"9780231131032","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5d6b1399-940a-4dfa-bdc0-6d35c1694f32.jpg?v=1732453823","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/after-the-empire-the-breakdown-of-the-american-order-9780231131032","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}