Synopses & Reviews
Review
"Everyone knows that the United States does not share many Japanese values except that of making money, and it is no secret that Western Europe takes a view of the Communist bloc different from that of Washington. How then has the American-Japanese-West European alliance endured for nearly 40 years? Richard J. Barnet indicates in this comprehensive study that the longevity of the union indicates not that America has provided strong leadership but rather that the bloc held together in the absence of clear-cut leadership. Barnet attacks all U.S. leaders after Kennedy and is especially rough on Nixon, Kissinger, and Reagan. A crisp, sparkingly leftish account." Reviewed by Daniel Weiss, Virginia Quarterly Review (Copyright 2006 Virginia Quarterly Review)
Synopsis
From Simon & Schuster, The Alliance is Richard J. Barnet's exploration of America-Europe-Japan and the makers of the postwar world. Richard J. Barnet's The Alliance traces the expansive development of favorable relations between the U.S., Japan, and Europe and identifies problems that threaten this alliance in the years and decades to come.