The myth of America's decline, politics, economics, and a half century of false prophecies, Josef Joffe
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The myth of America's decline, politics, economics, and a half century of false prophecies, Josef Joffe
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The myth of America's decline
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
857863136
Responsibility statement
Josef Joffe
Sub title
politics, economics, and a half century of false prophecies
Summary
"While it may be catnip for the media to play up America as a has-been, Josef Joffe, a ... German commentator and Stanford University academic, [proposes] that Declinism is not a cold-eyed diagnosis but a device in the style of the ancient prophets ... Gloom is a prophecy that must be believed so that it will turn out wrong. Joffe [posits that] 'economic miracles' that propelled the rising tide of challengers flounder against their own limits. Hardly confined to Europe alone, Declinism has also been an especially nifty career builder for American politicians, among them Kennedy, Nixon, and Reagan, who all rode into the White House by hawking 'the end is near'"--Dust jacket flap
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America's decline, politics, economics, and a half century of false prophecies