The Anglosphere Challenge Why the English-Speaking Nations Will Lead the Way in the Twenty-First Century

Coining the term anglosphere to describe a loose coalition based on a common language and heritage, James C. Bennett believes that traits common to America and other English-speaking nations--a particularly strong and independent civil society; openness and receptivity to the world, its people, and ideas; and a dynamic economy--have uniquely positioned them to prosper in a time of dramatic technological and scientific change. In a wide-ranging exploration back to the Industrial Revolution and into the future, The Anglosphere Challenge gives voice to a growing movement on both sides of the Atlantic.

James C. Bennett has been a participant in technological entrepreneurship, policy formation, and debate for the past three decades. He has been a cofounder, officer, and president of several companies in the space and information-technology industries, including the original developer of the hybrid rocket technology used recently in the Space Ship One suborbital flight. He was a member of the White House Task Force on Space Commercialization and of the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee. Bennett is a cofounder of the Anglosphere Institute and an adjunct fellow of the Hudson Institute. He was raised in western Pennsylvania and Michigan and now lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife, Karen, and their young son