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Book ReviewsRead an interesting book? Share it with the Atlantic Community! You can also comment on book reviews, start a debate, or recommend alternative books. If you are not yet a member of atlantic-community.org,join now. Registration only takes a minute and enables you to network with more than 1500 peers. Contact the editorial team, if you need any assistance. We are here to help. September 3, 2008 | Robert Kagan: The Return of History and the End of DreamsFrancisco J. Ruiz: This book is the most recent publication of the American journalist and writer Robert Kagan, responsible in 2003 of the popular statement that "Americans are from Mars, Europeans from Venus". The author articulates the ...MoreAugust 12, 2008 | Parag Khanna: The Second WorldNatalia Ruban: The topic of „post-American world order" is not new. A whole series of books dealing with the question of relative American decline and Asian rise was recently published and discussed. Parag Khanna's The Second World is probably one of the most ...MoreJune 22, 2008 | Fareed Zakaria: The Post American WorldEthan Christian Arrow: Opening with a quote from Arnold J. Toynbee’s A Study of History, Fareed Zakaria poses the thesis that America is standing at the crossroads between a new leadership role and a frustrated obscurity. “Growth takes place whenever ...MoreJune 20, 2008 | Paul Krugman: The Conscience of a LiberalNatalia Ruban : If you look at the figures, you will find out that inequality in America is now approaching the level of the 1920s, before all social reforms were conducted. Even though the productivity of an average American worker has risen since 1973 by ...MoreJune 19, 2008 | Paul M. Barrett: American IslamCrystal Oswald-Herold: In his book "American Islam: The Struggle for the Soul of a Religion," Paul M. Barrett depicts the lives of seven very different Muslims' experiences in the United States. He sheds light onto their daily routines while simultaneously providing a ...MoreJune 12, 2008 | Bright-Side EconomicsLászló Andor: Anders Åslund: How Capitalism Was Built: The Transformation of Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia Can "everyone" be wrong about central and eastern Europe's transitions? Swedish economist -Anders Åslund was an influential ...MoreMay 30, 2008 | Why Hate America?Paul Hockenos: Andrei S. Markovits: Uncouth Nation: Why Europe Dislikes America Examining European attitudes toward the United States The measuring of anti-Americanism is an imprecise business. Though social scientists have been at it for decades, distinguishing between an ...MoreMay 29, 2008 | Security Threats and Immigration PolicyMichele Wucker: Christopher Rudolph: National Security and Immigration: Policy Development in the United States and Western Europe Since 1945 The Algerian-born terrorist Ahmed Ressam was arrested December 14, 1999, as he attempted to smuggle explosives into the ...MoreMay 16, 2008 | The First Big Book on the Credit CrunchSonja Bonin: According to the Economist, Charles Morris is the first to really assess the current crisis of the financial market in his book The Trillion Dollar Meltdown: He describes three trends converging to create the bubble: By 2006 the growing ...MoreMay 13, 2008 | The European Union for BeginnersElizabeth Pond: Two US scholars lend clarity to the complexity of the EU story. The historian who teaches a survey course in European integration to bewildered American undergrads must smuggle in enough political theory to show just how unique the European Union is. ...More |
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