Fareed Zakaria’s latest book owns the above title and is what the NYT describes as, “Mr. Zakaria writes that America remains a politico-military superpower, but ‘in every other dimension — industrial, financial, educational, social, cultural — the distribution of power is shifting, moving away from American dominance.’ With the rise of China, India and other emerging markets, with economic growth sweeping much of the planet, and the world becoming increasingly decentralized and interconnected, he contends, ‘we are moving into a post-American world, one defined and directed from many places and by many people.’”
The product description notes, “The tallest buildings, biggest dams, largest-selling movies, and most advanced cell phones are all being built outside the United States. This economic growth is producing political confidence, national pride, and potentially international problems. How should the United States understand and thrive in this rapidly changing international climate? What does it mean to live in a truly global era? Zakaria answers these questions with his customary lucidity, insight, and imagination.”
“This is not a book about the decline of America, but rather about the rise of everyone else,” the author states at the beginning of his book.
W. W. Norton is the publisher, and the NYT review can be read here.
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