The Sorrows of Empire: 'Militarism, Secrecy and the End of the Republic: How the American People Lost - Hardcover

Johnson, Chalmers

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1859845789 ISBN 13: 9781859845783

Publisher: Verso Books, 2004

Synopsis

"The Sorrows of Empire" scrutinises the policies, past and present, that have led to American imperialism and the massive defence spending and overseas military deployment that necessarily accompany it. The author suggests that the US could suffer the same "overstretch" that led to the demise of the Soviet Union. Chalmers Johnson outlines the cost of Empire, both for the American people and for the rest of the world. "The Sorrows of Empire" is a sombre and cogent analysis and is written with an authority that is difficult to ignore.

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Review:

"A disquieting revelation... a powerful indictment of current U.S. military and foreign policy." Los Angeles Times "In Chalmers Johnson the American empire has found its Jeremiah. He deserves to be heard; but the proper response to his gloomy message is not despair, but thought followed by action." Washington Post

About the Author:

Chalmers Johnson is President of the Japan Policy Research Institute and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of numerous books including, most recently, Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire and Japan: Who Governs?

About this edition

• Publisher: Verso Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1859845789
• ISBN 13: 9781859845783
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400