A Life in the American Century

Joseph S. Nye Jr. is a renowned international relations scholar who has spent a lifetime studying the changing contours of America power and world affairs. In his deeply personal book, he shares his journey living through the American century, from his early years growing up on a farm in rural New Jersey to his time in the State Department, Pentagon, and Intelligence Community during the Carter and Clinton administrations. Despite the changing nature of American primacy, Nye concludes with a faint ray of guarded optimism about the future of his country in a richer but riskier world.

Format: Hardback
Length: 254 pages
Publication date: 16 February 2024
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

For the past eight decades, we have lived in "the American Century," a period during which the United States has enjoyed unparalleled power on the global stage. Born on the cusp of this new era, Joseph S. Nye Jr. has spent a lifetime illuminating our understanding of the changing contours of American power and world affairs. His numerous books on the nature of power and political leadership have rightly earned him his reputation as one of the most influential international relations scholars in the world today.

In this deeply personal book, Joseph Nye shares his own journey living through the American century. From his early years growing up on a farm in rural New Jersey to his time in the State Department, Pentagon, and Intelligence Community during the Carter and Clinton administrations, where he witnessed American power up close, shaping policy on key issues such as nuclear proliferation and East Asian security.

After 9/11 drew the US into wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Nye remained an astute observer and critic of the Bush, Obama, and Trump presidencies. Today, American primacy may be changing, but he concludes with a faint ray of guarded optimism about the future of his country in a richer but riskier world.

Weight: 512g
Dimension: 161 x 236 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781509560684