The Post-American World - Fareed Zakaria [1]
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
“With characteristic elegance and insight, Zakaria offers a striking picture of the rapid growth of the non-West.”
—G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs
“Sharply observed . . . Fareed Zakaria’s sobering book analyzes the changes afoot as rising global players challenge U.S. dominance. . . . There is no doubt that he is on to important stuff.”
—Stanley Reed, BusinessWeek
“A thoughtful, reasoned and hopeful sketch of global power and politics in the 21st century.”
—David Goldblatt, The Independent (UK)
“Fareed Zakaria is one of the most thoughtful foreign policy analysts of our day and his new book, The Post-American World, is a must-read for anyone interested in globalization—or the Presidential election for that matter.”
—Bruce Nussbaum, BusinessWeek.com
“His latest book, The Post-American World, is a highly informed and meticulously detailed examination. . . . Studded with statistics, Zakaria’s book is notable for its emphasis on economics as the driving force of global change.”
—Rayyan Al-Shawaf, San Antonio Express-News
“Even if we Americans already know that our country has lost some of its game over the past, say, eight years, Newsweek International editor Fareed Zakaria delivers this message in an altogether new, almost buoyant context.”
—Alan Moores, Seattle Times
“Thought-provoking and important. . . . Fareed Zakaria, whose wise and perceptive editorials in the American magazine Newsweek should be required reading for policymakers around the planet, has written a minor masterpiece full of pragmatic, informed intelligence. . . . Zakaria is optimistic, though far from complacent. . . . Read Zakaria to know what has, should and will happen.”
—Jason Burke, The Guardian (London)
“This new analysis of America’s role in the world is a serious, readable . . . essential book.”
—The Republic
“Zakaria’s particular perspective makes his analysis and prescriptions truly worth reading.”
—Dan Simpson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
ALSO BY FAREED ZAKARIA
The Future of Freedom:
Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad
From Wealth to Power:
The Unusual Origins of America’s World Role
(coeditor)
The American Encounter:
The United States and the Making of the Modern World
The
Post-American
World
Release 2.0
Fareed Zakaria
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Zakaria, Fareed.
The post-American world : release 2.0 / Fareed Zakaria.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-393-08180-0 (hardcover)
1. Twenty-first century—Forecasts. 2. International relations—Forecasting.
3. International economic relations—Forecasting. 4. United States—Foreign relations—21st century—Forecasting. 5. World politics—21st century—
Forecasting. 6. East and West. 7. Globalization—Forecasting. I. Title.
CB161.Z34 2011
303.49—dc22
2011003996
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