Blowback [electronic resource] : the costs and consequences of American empire ; with a new introduction on blowback in the post-9/11 world Chalmers Johnson.
Publisher:
Blackstone AudioInc.
Copyright Date:
2007
Description:
Mode of access: World Wide Web. Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 131437 KB).
Downloadable audio file. Duration: 9:08:41. Title from: Title details screen. Unabridged. Read by Tom Weiner.
Summary:
The term "blowback," invented by the CIA, refers to the unintended consequences of American actions abroad. In this incisive and controversial book, Chalmers Johnson lays out in vivid detail the dangers faced by our overextended empire, which insists on projecting its military power to every corner of the earth and using American capital and markets to force global economic integration on its own terms. From a case of rape by U.S. servicemen in Okinawa to our role in Asia's financial crisis, from our early support for Saddam Hussein to our conduct in the Balkans, Johnson reveals the ways in which our misguided policies are planting the seeds of future disaster.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.