The future we face is the post-American world. None of this will be easy for the greatest power the world has ever known - the only power that for so long has really mattered. With his customary lucidity, insight, and imagination, Zakaria draws on lessons from the two great power shifts of the past five hundred years - the rise of the Western world and the rise of the United States - to tell us what we can expect from the third shift, the 'rise of the rest.' Washington must begin a serious transformation of global strategy and seek to share power, create coalitions, build legitimacy, and define the global agenda. As these trends continue, the push of globalization will increasingly be joined by the pull of nationalism - a tension that is likely to define the next decades. It's also producing political confidence and national pride. This economic growth is generating a new global landscape where power is shifting and wealth and innovation are bubbling up in unexpected places. Read more transform its global strategy, moving from a position of hegemony to one that recognizes this seismic power shift.A Prophetic Assessment of America's Changing Place in an Increasingly Global Ageįor Fareed Zakaria, the great story of our times is not the decline of America but rather the rise of everyone else - the growth of countries such as China, India, Brazil, Russia, South Africa, Kenya, and many, many more. With lucidity, insight and imagination, he shows how the West must. Is this an opportunity, or a threat? Fareed Zakaria's acclaimed bestseller, now expanded with a new afterword and throroughly updated throughout, has been heralded as the most thought-provoking book yet on our uncertain times. Countries that previously lacked polotical confidence and national pride are finding them.

The tallest buildings, biggest dams, highest-grossing movies and most advanced mobile phones are now all being made outside Europe and the United States. Fareed Zakaria’s international bestseller The Post-American World pointed to the rise of the restthe growth of countries like China, India, Brazil, and othersas the great story of our time, the story that will undoubtedly shape the future of global power. The growth of countries such as India, China, Brazil, Russia, South Africa and Kenya is generating a new landscape. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). This book shows how the West must transform its global strategy, moving from a position of hegemony to one that recognizes this seismic power shift. The growth of countries such as India, China, Brazil, Russia, South Africa and Kenya generates a fresh landscape. Description for The Post-American World Paperback.

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