Hegemony or Survival : America's Quest for Global Dominance

Chomsky, Noam

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Edition: Paperback
ISBN: 0805076883
Release Date: 2004-09-01

In this highly readable, heavily footnoted critique of American foreign policy from the late 1950s to the present, Chomsky argues that current U.S. policies in Afghanistan and Iraq are not a specific response to September 11, but simply the continuation of a consistent half-century of foreign policy-an "imperial grand strategy"-in which the U.S. has attempted to "maintain its hegemony through the threat or use of military force." Such an analysis is bound to be met with skepticism or antagonism in post-Sept. 11 America, but Chomsky builds his arguments carefully, substantiates claims with appropriate documentation and answers expected counterclaims. Chomsky is also deeply critical of inconsistency in making the charge of "terrorism." Using the official U.S. legal code definition of terrorism, he argues that it is an exact description of U.S. foreign policy. this cogent and provocative book is an important addition to an ongoing public discussion about U.S. policy.

Other Books By This Author: Deterring Democracy (Paperback); Failed States : The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy (Paperback); Chomsky Reader (Paperback); What We Say Goes:Conversations on U. S. Power in a Changing World; Language and Mind 3E; Failed States (Hardcover); Imperial Ambitions : Conversations on the Post-9/11 World (Paperback); Necessary Illusions (Hardcover); Powers and Prospects (Hardcover); Fateful Triangle : The United States, Israel, and the Palestinians (Paperback); Rogue States : The Rule of Force in World Affairs (Paperback); Pirates and Emperors, Old and New : International Terrorism in the Real World (Paperback); On Language : Language and Responsibility and Reflections on Language in one vol (Paperback); Objectivity and Liberal Scholarship (Paperback); Understanding Power : The Indispensible Chomsky (Paperback); For Reasons of State (Paperback); Keeping the Rabble in Line (Hardcover); 9-11 (Open Media Pamphlet Series) (Paperback); 9-11 Spanish Language Edition (Paperback); Power and Terror :Post 9-11 Talks and Interviews; Media Control : The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda (CD); Government in the Future; Perilous Power : The Middle East and U.S. Foreign Policy Dialogues on Terror (Hardcover); Chomsky Vs. Foucault : A Debate on Human Nature (Paperback); Latin America: From Colonialization to Globalization (Paperback); What Uncle Sam Really Wants (Hardcover); Profit Over People (Paperback); Radical Priorities; Distorted Morality: America's War on Terror? DVD (3 hours); At War With Asia : Essays on Indochina (Paperback); Chomsky on Anarchism (Paperback); Imperial Presidency; Imperial Grand Strategy : The Conquest of Iraq and the Assault on Democracy (Hardcover); Distorted Morality - America's War on Terror? (2 hour); War Crimes & Imperial Fantasies; Hegemonia O Supervivencia : El Dominio Mundial De Eeuu (Paperback); Noam Chomsky Habla de America Latina y Mexico