2006, ISBN: 0805079122

[EAN: 9780805079128], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Metropolitan Books], BEKA?MPFUNG,IRAKKRIEG,FOREIGN POLICY,ABUSE OF POWER,SICHERHEITSPOLITIK,INTERNATIONALER TERRORISMUS,DEMOCRACY… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780805079128], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Metropolitan Books], BEKA?MPFUNG,IRAKKRIEG,FOREIGN POLICY,ABUSE OF POWER,SICHERHEITSPOLITIK,INTERNATIONALER TERRORISMUS,DEMOCRACY,UNITED STATES -- FOREIGN RELATIONS 2001-,BUSH,GEORGE W. (GEORGE WALKER),1946-,IRAQ WAR (2003-2011),GEORGE W, Jacket, 314 pages. The world's foremost critic of U.S. foreign policy exposes the hollow promises of democracy in American actions abr oad--and at home The United States has repeatedly asserted its r ight to intervene against failed states around the globe. In this much anticipated sequel to his international bestseller Hegemony or Survival, Noam Chomsky turns the tables, charging the United States with being a failed state, and thus a danger to its own pe ople and the world. Failed states Chomsky writes, are those tha t do not protect their citizens from violence and perhaps even de struction, that regard themselves as beyond the reach of domestic or international law, and that suffer from a 'democratic deficit ,' having democratic forms but with limited substance. Exploring recent U.S. foreign and domestic policies, Chomsky assesses Washi ngton's escalation of the nuclear risk; the dangerous consequence s of the occupation of Iraq; and America's self-exemption from in ternational law. He also examines an American electoral system th at frustrates genuine political alternatives, thus impeding any m eaningful democracy. Forceful, lucid, and meticulously documente d, Failed States offers a comprehensive analysis of a global supe rpower that has long claimed the right to reshape other nations w hile its own democratic institutions are in severe crisis, and it s policies and practices have recklessly placed the world on the brink of disaster. Systematically dismantling America's claim to being the world's arbiter of democracy, Failed States is Chomsky' s most focused--and urgent--critique to date. Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Forget Iraq and Sudan--Am erica is the foremost failed state, argues the latest polemic fro m America's most controversial Left intellectual. Chomsky (Imperi al Ambitions) contends the U.S. government wallows in lawless mil itary aggression (the Iraq war is merely the latest example); ign ores public opinion on everything from global warming to social s pending and foreign policy; and jeopardizes domestic security by under-funding homeland defense in favor of tax cuts for the rich and by provoking hatred and instability abroad that may lead to t errorist blowback or nuclear conflict. Ranging haphazardly from t he Seminole War forward, Chomsky's jeremiad views American interv entionism as a pageant of imperialist power-plays motivated by cr ass business interests. Disdaining euphemisms, he denounces Ameri can terror and war crimes, castigates the public-bamboozling gove rnment-media propaganda campaign and floats comparisons to Mongol s and Nazis. Chomsky's fans will love it, but even mainstream cri tics are catching up to the substance of his take on Bush Adminis tration policies; meanwhile his uncompromising moral sensibility, icy logic and withering sarcasm remain in a class by themselves. Required reading for every thoughtful citizen. Copyright ® Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All right s reserved. About the Author Noam Chomsky is the author of nume rous bestselling political works, including Hegemony or Survival, Failed States, Imperial Ambitions and What We Say Goes. A profes sor of linguistics and philosophy at MIT, he is widely credited w ith having revolutionized modern linguistics. He lives outside Bo ston, Massachusetts. Excerpt. ® Reprinted by permission. All ri ghts reserved. Preface The selection of issues that should rank high on the agenda of concern for human welfare and rights is, na turally, a subjective matter. But there are a few choices that se em unavoidable, because they bear so directly on the prospects fo r decent survival. Among them are at least these three: nuclear w ar, environmental disaster, and the fact that the government of t he world's leading power is acting in ways that increase the like lihood of these catastrophes. It is important to stress the gover nment, because the population, not surprisingly,, Books<

2006, ISBN: 9780805079128

Hard cover, Good., Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 311 p. May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with … Mehr…

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ISBN: 9780805079128

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2006, ISBN: 9780805079128

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