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Deterring Democracy

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Description for Deterring Democracy paperback. From World War II until the 1980s, the United States reigned supreme as both the economic and the military leader of the world. This book offers a devastating analysis of American Imperialism, drawing alarming connections between its repression of information inside the US and its aggressive empire-building abroad. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTQ; JPHV; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 324.

From World War II until the 1980s, the United States reigned supreme as both the economic and the military leader of the world. The major shifts in global politics that came about with the dismantling of the Eastern Bloc have left the United States unchallenged as the pre-eminent military power, but American economic might has declined drastically in the face of competition, first from Germany and Japan and more recently from the newly prosperous countries elsewhere.

In this book, Noam Chomsky points to the potentially catastrophic consequences of this imbalance. He reveals a world in which the United States ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099135012
SKU
9780099135012
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About Noam Chimsky
Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston. A member of the American Academy of Science, he has published widely in both linguistics and current affairs. His previous books include At War with Asia, American Power and the New Mandarins, For Reasons of State, Peace in the Middle East?, ... Read more

Reviews for Deterring Democracy
Offers a revelatory portrait of the US empire of the 1980s and '90s, an ugly side of America largely kept hidden from the public by a complacent media
Publishers Weekly
Shows how large the gap is between the realities of today's world and the picture of it that is presented to the American public
Observer
Arguably ... Read more

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