| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
354 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
The American empire project
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-331) and index. |
| Summary |
In Blowback, Chalmers Johnson linked the CIA's clandestine activities abroad to disaster at home. In The Sorrows of Empire, he explored the ways in which the growth of American militarism has jeopardized our stability. Now, in Nemesis, he shows how imperial overstretch is undermining the republic itself, both economically and politically. Drawing comparisons to empires past, Johnson explores just what the unintended consequences of our dependence on a permanent war economy are likely to be. What does it mean when the globe's sole "hyperpower," no longer capable of paying for the ambitions of its leaders, becomes the greatest hyper-debtor of all times?--From publisher description. |
| Contents |
Militarism and the breakdown of Constitutional government -- Comparative imperial pathologies: Rome, Britain, and America -- Central Intelligence Agency: the president's private army -- U.S. military bases in other people's countries -- How American imperialism actually works: The SOFA in Japan -- Space: the ultimate imperialist project -- The crisis of the American republic. |
| Subject |
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-
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United States -- Military policy.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
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| ISBN |
0805079114 |
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9780805079111 |
| Standard No. |
YDXCP 2464947 |
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