The Limits of Power
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The Limits of Power is a political analysis book by historian Andrew Bacevich that critiques U.S. militarism, foreign policy overreach, and the constraints on American global dominance.
All labels observed (2)
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| The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism | 3 |
| The Limits of Power canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Limits of Power Context triple: [The American Empire Project, notableWorkInSeries, The Limits of Power]
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A.
Über die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates
Über die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates is a seminal political-philosophical essay by Wilhelm von Humboldt that argues for limiting state intervention to protect individual freedom and self-development.
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B.
Considerations on Representative Government
Considerations on Representative Government is a political philosophy treatise by John Stuart Mill that analyzes and defends representative democracy as the most effective and just form of government.
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American Power and the New Mandarins
American Power and the New Mandarins is a 1969 collection of political essays by Noam Chomsky that sharply criticizes U.S. foreign policy and intellectual complicity in the Vietnam War.
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D.
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America is a three-volume political treatise by John Adams that analyzes historical republics to justify and defend the proposed American system of separated powers and mixed government.
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E.
The Spirit of the Laws
The Spirit of the Laws is a foundational 1748 political treatise by Montesquieu that systematically analyzes forms of government and famously articulates the doctrine of separation of powers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Limits of Power Target entity description: The Limits of Power is a political analysis book by historian Andrew Bacevich that critiques U.S. militarism, foreign policy overreach, and the constraints on American global dominance.
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A.
Über die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates
Über die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates is a seminal political-philosophical essay by Wilhelm von Humboldt that argues for limiting state intervention to protect individual freedom and self-development.
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B.
Considerations on Representative Government
Considerations on Representative Government is a political philosophy treatise by John Stuart Mill that analyzes and defends representative democracy as the most effective and just form of government.
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C.
American Power and the New Mandarins
American Power and the New Mandarins is a 1969 collection of political essays by Noam Chomsky that sharply criticizes U.S. foreign policy and intellectual complicity in the Vietnam War.
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D.
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America is a three-volume political treatise by John Adams that analyzes historical republics to justify and defend the proposed American system of separated powers and mixed government.
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E.
The Spirit of the Laws
The Spirit of the Laws is a foundational 1748 political treatise by Montesquieu that systematically analyzes forms of government and famously articulates the doctrine of separation of powers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ political analysis book ⓘ |
| analyzes |
U.S. civil-military relations
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constraints on American global dominance ⓘ historical roots of American expansionism ⓘ relationship between domestic culture and foreign policy ⓘ |
| author | Andrew Bacevich ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
American exceptionalism
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U.S. foreign policy overreach ⓘ U.S. militarism ⓘ bipartisan interventionism ⓘ consumerism in American society ⓘ imperial presidency ⓘ lack of civic responsibility ⓘ overreliance on military power ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Iraq War era
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post–Cold War U.S. foreign policy ⓘ |
| genre |
political analysis
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political non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorBackground |
Andrew Bacevich
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surface form:
Andrew Bacevich is a historian
Andrew Bacevich ⓘ
surface form:
Andrew Bacevich is a retired U.S. Army officer
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| hasPerspective |
critical of U.S. hegemony
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realist ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
limits of military solutions
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moral and political costs of empire ⓘ need for strategic restraint ⓘ tension between democracy and empire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American empire
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U.S. domestic politics ⓘ U.S. foreign policy ⓘ U.S. militarism ⓘ limits of American power ⓘ national security policy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
argument that American power has structural limits
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critique of U.S. militarism ⓘ linking domestic consumption to foreign policy ⓘ |
| proposes |
greater realism in U.S. strategy
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more restrained foreign policy ⓘ reassessment of global military commitments ⓘ |
| workOf | Andrew Bacevich ⓘ |
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