{"product_id":"courting-science-securing-the-foundation-for-a-second-american-century-paperback","title":"Courting Science: Securing the Foundation for a Second American Century - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDamon V. Coletta\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCourting Science\u003c\/i\u003e, Damon Coletta offers a novel explanation for the decline of American leadership in world affairs. Whether the American Century ends sooner rather than later may depend on America's capacity for self-reflection and, ultimately, self-restraint when it comes to science, technology, and engineering. Democracy's affinity for advanced technology has to be balanced against scientific research and progress as a global enterprise. In an era of rising challengers to America's lead in the international order and an increasingly globalized civil society, a \"Scientific State\" has a better chance of extending its dominance. In order to draw closer to this ideal, though, the United States will have to reconsider its grand strategy. It must have a strategy that scrutinizes how tightly it constrains, how narrowly it directs, and how far it trusts American scientists. If given the opportunity, scientists have the potential to lead a second American Century through domestic science and technology policy, international diplomacy, and transnational networks for global governance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDamon V. Coletta\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Political Science at the United States Air Force Academy. He is Editor of \u003ci\u003eSpace and Defense\u003c\/i\u003e, the journal of the Eisenhower Center for Space and Defense Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 25, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737472241727,"sku":"9780804798945","price":52.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1e5db2bcbfc076b24d0c0d4f747a82a5.webp?v=1765150098","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/courting-science-securing-the-foundation-for-a-second-american-century-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}