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Nemesis : the last days of the American Republic Cover Image Book

Nemesis : the last days of the American Republic

Johnson, Chalmers 1931-2010 (Author).

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. Delving into new areas--from plans to militarize outer space to Constitution-breaking presidential activities at home and the corruption of a toothless Congress--Nemesis offers a description of the trap into which the dreams of America's leaders have taken us. 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.

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  • ISBN: 0805079114
  • ISBN: 9780805079111
  • Physical Description: print
    354 pages ; 25 cm.
  • Edition: 1st edition
  • Publisher: New York : Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Co., [2006]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-331) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.

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