This captivating collection addresses the most important issue facing the United States in the coming century. -- Richard H. Kohn, Chair, Curriculum in Peace, War, and Defense, Professor of History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, former Chief of
Bacevich has performed a valuable service. -- David Pryce-Jones
First-rate...a most valuable collection. -- Walter LaFeber
He has done the ongoing debate about America's role in the world a great service by bringing these pieces together in a convenient package. * Virginia Quarterly Review *
An outstanding introduction to the growing debate on the implications and import of US 'hyperpower.' * Choice Reviews *
...Provides a panoramic view of the empire debate... * Concord Bridge *
...This collection reflects most of the distribution curve of current opinion on the subject. * The American Conservative *
...Well worth reading for…bracing arguments, pro and con, on whether or in what sense America is an empire. * First Things *
The essays collected…are a curious amalgam of military hubris and cultural anxiety: they dutifully document both America's truly awesome military reach and the widespread national uncertainty about what to do with it. * New York Review of Books *
An especially useful guide to a complex and controversial debate. -- Michael Cox * Royal United Services Institute Journal *

Andrew Bacevich teaches international relations at Boston University. He has recently published American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of U.S. Diplomacy to considerable acclaim. He lives in Walpole, Massachusetts.