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ISBN13: 9780805079111 |
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In his prophetic book 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 and the garrisoning of the planet have jeopardized our stability. Now, in Nemesis, he shows how imperial overstretch is undermining the republic itself, both economically and politically.
Delving into new areas — from plans to militarize outer space to Constitution-breaking presidential activities at home and the devastating corruption of a toothless Congress — Nemesis offers a striking description of the trap into which the dreams of America's leaders have taken us. Drawing comparisons to empires past, Johnson explores in vivid detail just what the unintended consequences of our dependence on a permanent war economy are likely to be. What does it mean when a nation's main intelligence organization becomes the president's secret army? Or when the globe's sole "hyperpower," no longer capable of paying for the vaulting ambitions of its leaders, becomes the greatest hyper-debtor of all times?
In his stunning conclusion, Johnson suggests that financial bankruptcy could herald the breakdown of constitutional government in America — a crisis that may ultimately prove to be the only path to a renewed nation.
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jemilm, February 20, 2007 (view all comments by jemilm)
Greetings,
I am living in Italy where thousands of people demonstrated against the enlargment of the American base in Italy.
What I understand from the synopsis is that the new empire have out smarted the earlier empires of Rome and Britain by expanding its hegomony in agreement with the ruling class of the colonized.I have learnt a lot
Thank you
Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780805079111
- Subtitle:
- The Last Days of the American Republic
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Metropolitan Books
- Subject:
- United states
- Subject:
- International Relations
- Subject:
- Economic Conditions
- Subject:
- Military policy
- Subject:
- International Relations - General
- Subject:
- Political Freedom & Security - International Secur
- Subject:
- United States - 21st Century
- Subject:
- Government - U.S. Government
- Series:
- American Empire Project
- Publication Date:
- February 2007
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 354
- Dimensions:
- 10.40x5.34x1.20 in. 1.34 lbs.
