Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic - Softcover

Johnson, Chalmers

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0805087281 ISBN 13: 9780805087284

Publisher: Metropolitan Books, 2008

Synopsis

A "New York Times "bestseller, "Nemesis "is Chalmers Johnson's "fiercest book--and his best" (Andrew J. Bacevich) 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. In "Nemesis," the bestselling and final volume in what has become known as the Blowback Trilogy, 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 the reckless ambitions of America's leaders have taken us. Johnson confronts questions of pressing urgency: What are the unintended consequences of our dependence on a permanent war economy? What does it mean when a nation's main intelligence organization becomes the president's secret army? Or when the globe's sole "hyperpower" becomes the greatest hyper-debtor of all times? Writing "as if the very existence of the nation is at stake" ("San Francisco Chronicle"), Johnson offers his most "bracing" and "important" ("Los Angeles Times") exploration of the crisis facing America.

About this title

About the Author:

Chalmers Johnson, president of the Japan Policy Research Institute, is the author of the bestselling Blowback and The Sorrows of Empire. A contributor to the Los Angeles Times, the London Review of Books, Harper's, and The Nation, among others, he appears in the 2005 prizewinning documentary film Why We Fight. He lives near San Diego.

About this edition

• Publisher: Metropolitan Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0805087281
• ISBN 13: 9780805087284
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 354