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The Resource Failed states : the abuse of power and the assault on democracy, Noam Chomsky

Failed states : the abuse of power and the assault on democracy, Noam Chomsky

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The United States has repeatedly asserted its right to intervene militarily against "failed states" around the globe. Chomsky turns the tables, charging the United States with being a "failed state," and therefore a danger to its own people and the world. "Failed states," Chomsky writes, are those "that do not protect their citizens from violence and perhaps even destruction, that regard themselves as beyond the reach of domestic or international law, and that suffer from a 'democratic deficit, ' having democratic forms but with limited substance." Exploring recent U.S. foreign and domestic policies, Chomsky assesses Washington's escalation of nuclear risks; the dangerous consequences of the occupation of Iraq; and Americas's self-exemption from international law. He also examines an American electoral system that frustrates genuine political alternatives, thus impeding any meaningful democracy.--From publisher description
Language
eng
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Publication
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
311 pages
Contents
  • Stark, dreadful, inescapable
  • Outlaw states
  • Illegal but legitimate
  • Democracy promotion abroad
  • Supporting evidence: the Middle East
  • Democracy promotion at home
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9780805079128
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Failed states : the abuse of power and the assault on democracy
Title
Failed states
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the abuse of power and the assault on democracy
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Noam Chomsky
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Subject
Language
eng
Summary
The United States has repeatedly asserted its right to intervene militarily against "failed states" around the globe. Chomsky turns the tables, charging the United States with being a "failed state," and therefore a danger to its own people and the world. "Failed states," Chomsky writes, are those "that do not protect their citizens from violence and perhaps even destruction, that regard themselves as beyond the reach of domestic or international law, and that suffer from a 'democratic deficit, ' having democratic forms but with limited substance." Exploring recent U.S. foreign and domestic policies, Chomsky assesses Washington's escalation of nuclear risks; the dangerous consequences of the occupation of Iraq; and Americas's self-exemption from international law. He also examines an American electoral system that frustrates genuine political alternatives, thus impeding any meaningful democracy.--From publisher description
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Chomsky, Noam
Dewey number
327.73009/0511
Index
index present
LC call number
E902
LC item number
.C468 2006
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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American empire project
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  • Bush, George W.
  • Bush, George W.
  • Iraq War
  • War on Terrorism
  • Bush, George W
  • United States
  • Unilateral acts (International law)
  • Security, International
  • Iraq War, 2003-2011
  • War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
  • Nuclear nonproliferation
  • United States
  • Politique étrangère
  • Sécurité internationale
  • Lutte contre le terrorisme
  • Non-prolifération
  • Armes nucléaires
  • Démocratie
  • Recours à la force
  • Etats-Unis d'Amérique
  • Diplomatic relations
  • Nuclear nonproliferation
  • Politics and government
  • Security, International
  • Unilateral acts (International law)
  • Iraq
  • United States
  • Sicherheitspolitik
  • Internationaler Terrorismus
  • Bekämpfung
  • Irakkrieg
  • Estados Unidos
  • Actos unilaterales (Derecho internacional)
  • Seguridad internacional
  • Guerra de Irak, 2003-2011
  • Guerra contra el terrorismo, 2001-2009
  • No proliferación nuclear
  • Estados Unidos
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Failed states : the abuse of power and the assault on democracy, Noam Chomsky
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-300) and index
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Contents
Stark, dreadful, inescapable -- Outlaw states -- Illegal but legitimate -- Democracy promotion abroad -- Supporting evidence: the Middle East -- Democracy promotion at home
Control code
ocm63680087
Dimensions
24 cm.
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
311 pages
Isbn
9780805079128
Lccn
2006041961
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unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Specific material designation
regular print
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  • (Sirsi) o63680087
  • (OCoLC)63680087
Label
Failed states : the abuse of power and the assault on democracy, Noam Chomsky
Link
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-300) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Stark, dreadful, inescapable -- Outlaw states -- Illegal but legitimate -- Democracy promotion abroad -- Supporting evidence: the Middle East -- Democracy promotion at home
Control code
ocm63680087
Dimensions
24 cm.
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
311 pages
Isbn
9780805079128
Lccn
2006041961
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Specific material designation
regular print
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o63680087
  • (OCoLC)63680087

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