The myth of America's decline : politics, economics, and a half century of false prophecies
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Joffe, Josef.
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New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, ©2014.
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Published
New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, ©2014.
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Book
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xvi, 327 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"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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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Joffe, J. (2014). The myth of America's decline: politics, economics, and a half century of false prophecies (First edition.). Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Joffe, Josef. 2014. The Myth of America's Decline: Politics, Economics, and a Half Century of False Prophecies. Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Joffe, Josef. The Myth of America's Decline: Politics, Economics, and a Half Century of False Prophecies Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, 2014.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Joffe, Josef. The Myth of America's Decline: Politics, Economics, and a Half Century of False Prophecies First edition., Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, 2014.

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