DECLINE AND FALL The End of Empire and the Future of Democracy in 21st Century America

Kristoffer Tabori narrates this economic, military, and political history at a slow pace, as though he is delivering a lecture to a packed audience. Word by word, Tabori draws the listener into this complex analysis of America's rise as an empire and powerhouse, and its subsequent slow decline. In this well-crafted study, Greer compares the U.S. with the British Empire, first examining how the British colonies shaped the economy of the U.S. and then analyzing how the nation expressed those same ideas as it spread across the continent, and beyond to its territories and protectorates. Tabori's steady narration never falters as he describes the current economic decline in North America and Europe, rounding up with the author's chilling conclusions. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2015]