Blowback
the costs and consequences of american empire
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
27 August 2002
Summary
This provocative & important book, with a new preface by the author written after the momentous events of 11 September, is a powerful account of the consequences of American global policies. The 21st century, Chalmers Johnson tells us, will be a payback world in which the US will reap the global resentments it is now sowing.
‘Blowback’, a term that officials of the CIA first invented for their internal use, refers to the unintended consequences of American policies and the dangers…
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 |
What They're Saying
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’
#NAME?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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