Failed States : The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy by Noam...

Description: The book is in Like New condition with all pages intact. There is no writing or marks of any type in the book. From Amazon - "It's hard to imagine any American reading this book and not seeing his country in a new, and deeply troubling, light."?The New York Times Book ReviewThe world's foremost critic of U.S. foreign policy exposes the hollow promises of democracy in American actions abroad?and at home.The United States has repeatedly asserted its right to intervene militarily against "failed states" around the globe. In this much-anticipated follow-up to his international bestseller Hegemony or Survival, Noam Chomsky turns the tables, showing how the United States, itself shares features with other failed states?suffering from a severe "democratic deficit," eschewing domestic and international law, and adopting policies that increasingly endanger its own citizens and the world. Exploring the developments in U.S. foreign and domestic policy, Chomsky reveals Washington's plans to further militarize the planet, greatly increasing the risks of nuclear war. He also assesses the dangerous consequences of the occupation of Iraq; documents Washington's self-exemption from international norms, including the Geneva conventions and the Kyoto Protocol; and examines how the U.S. electoral system is designed to eliminate genuine political alternatives, impeding any meaningful democracy.Forceful, lucid, and meticulously documented, Failed States offers a comprehensive analysis of a global superpower that has long claimed the right to reshape other nations while its own democratic institutions are in severe crisis. Systematically dismantling the United States' pretense of being the world's arbiter of democracy, Failed States is Chomsky's most focused?and urgent?critique to date. B 457

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Original Language: English

Vintage: No

Personalize: No

Personalized: No

Features: Revised

Signed: No

Ex Libris: No

Narrative Type: Fiction

Inscribed: No

Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults

Edition: Professional Edition

Era: 2000s

Illustrator: Yes

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Book Title: Failed States : the Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy

Number of Pages: 320 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Holt & Company, Henry

Publication Year: 2007

Item Height: 0.7 in

Topic: Terrorism, Corruption & Misconduct, International Relations / Arms Control, Military / Iraq War (2003-2011), International Relations / General, Presidents & Heads of State, American Government / General, Political Ideologies / Democracy, Security (National & International)

Genre: Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History

Item Weight: 14.1 Oz

Item Length: 8.2 in

Author: Noam Chomsky

Item Width: 5.5 in

Book Series: American Empire Project Ser.

Format: Trade Paperback