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Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire (Reprint Edition) by Niall Ferguson Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2005 ISBN-10: 0-14-303479-0 / 0143034790 ISBN-13: 978-0-14-303479-7 / 9780143034797 "The United States today is an empire--but a peculiar kind of empire", writes Niall Ferguson in Colossus: the Rise and Fall of the American Empire. Despite overwhelming military, economic and cultural dominance, the US has had a difficult time imposing its will on other nations, mostly because the c |