Blowback, 9780751530803
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American global power sows resentment; the 21st century is payback.

Blowback

the costs and consequences of american empire

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  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    27 August 2002

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Summary

Blowback: The Unintended Consequences of American Power

This provocative and important book, featuring a new preface by the author written after the events of 9⁄11, is a powerful account of the consequences of American global policies. Chalmers Johnson argues that the 21st century will be a “payback world” in which the US will reap the global resentments it is now sowing.

“Blowback,” a term first used internally by the CIA, refers to the unintended consequences of American p…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780751530803
ISBN-10:0751530808
Author:Professor Chalmers Johnson, Chalmers Johnson
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Sphere
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:27 August 2002
Weight:255g
Dimensions:198mm x 128mm x 20mm
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Critics Review

Chalmers Johnson is one of the most influential, brilliant, and provocative intellectuals writing today. He weaves past, present, and future together with extraordinary skill - John Dower, the 1999 winner of the NBCC non-fiction award for WAR WITHOUT MERCY - ‘Timely, provocative and absorbing’

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About The Author

Professor Chalmers Johnson

Chalmers Johnson, president of the Japan Policy Research Institute and professor emeritus at the University of California, San Diego, has written highly acclaimed books on Japan and Asia.

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