Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic
A Politics, History, Nonfiction book. All U.S. citizens, and folks who question militarism, imperialism
The long-awaited final volume of Chalmers Johnson's bestselling Blowback trilogy confronts the overreaching of the American empire and the threat it poses to the republic 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...
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- Pages: 354 pages
- ISBN: 9780805079111 / 805079114
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Reading this in 2014, after reading Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire and The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic, both of which were published before the full effects of America's most current interventions in the Middle East, gives the reader a chance to process how our country... Phenomenal. I already plan on reading this again in a while. What surprised me most were the parallels with thinkers like Thomas Barnett, as well as the notion of completely disbanding the CIA. All U.S. citizens, and folks who question militarism, imperialism
