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Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy
Contributor(s): Chomsky, Noam (Author)
ISBN: 0805082840     ISBN-13: 9780805082845
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
OUR PRICE:   $20.70  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: April 2007
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Annotation: In this much anticipated sequel to his international bestseller "Hegemony or Survival," the author 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, and its policies and practices have recklessly placed the world on the brink of disaster.
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | History & Theory - General
- History | United States - 21st Century
- Political Science | American Government - General
Dewey: 327.730
Series: American Empire Project
Physical Information: 0.86" H x 5.56" W x 8.2" (0.62 lbs) 320 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 21st Century
 
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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 Review

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 latest 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.


Contributor Bio(s): Chomsky, Noam: - Noam Chomsky is the author of numerous bestselling political works, including Hegemony or Survival and Failed States. A laureate professor at the University of Arizona and professor emeritus of linguistics and philosophy at MIT, he is widely credited with having revolutionized modern linguistics. He lives in Tuscon, Arizona.