The Case For American Power (Record no. 758003)

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International Standard Book Number 9781668031889
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Classification number 327.73 HAM
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Personal name Shadi Hamid
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Title The Case For American Power
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Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Simon and Schuster,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2025.
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Extent 241p.
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Summary, etc. <br/>From acclaimed author Shadi Hamid comes an urgent and deeply personal argument for why American dominance, despite its many flaws, remains the world’s best hope. Hamid traces his journey from opposing America’s role in the world to reluctantly embracing it—while grappling with how recent events, from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to Israel’s devastating war in Gaza, have challenged his convictions.<br/><br/>Drawing on his unique perspective as both an American and a Muslim who came of age in the shadow of the September 11 attacks, Hamid contends with the contradictions of American power: how a nation founded on moral purpose so often fails to live up to its ideals. Hamid confronts head-on America’s failures, from the war in Iraq to support for authoritarian regimes across the Middle East. Yet, he argues that in a world where power is a fact and someone must wield it, the alternative to American leadership isn’t a morally perfect superpower—it’s the brutal authoritarianism of countries like China and Russia.<br/><br/>At once idealistic and pragmatic, this is a book about embracing our power as the only moral option in a world beset by tragedy. Because America is a democracy, it retains the potential to correct past mistakes and change for the better. That part is up to us. Bracing and timely, The Case for American Power is an ambitious work on what may be the most fundamental question facing America today: how should we think about the power we have—while we still have it?
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Dept. of Islamic Studies Dept. of Islamic Studies Book Cart 23/03/2026   327.73 HAM ISL8384 23/03/2026 23/03/2026 Book