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Blowback : the costs and consequences of American empire / Chalmers Johnson.

Johnson, Chalmers, 1931-2010 (Author).

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An analysis of American foreign policy focuses on the unintended negative consequences of American actions abroad, from forced globalism to environmental disasters.

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  • ISBN: 0805075593
  • ISBN: 9780805075595
  • ISBN: 0805062394
  • Physical Description: xxxiii, 268 pages ; 21 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Henry Holt, [2004]

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General Note:
"A Metropolitan/Owl book."
"With a new introduction on blowback in the post 9/11 world"--Cover.
Originally published: New York : Metropolitan Books, 2000.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-237) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction : After 9/11 -- Prologue : a spear-carrier for empire -- Blowback -- Okinawa : Asia's last colony -- Stealth imperialism -- South Korea : legacy of the Cold War -- North Korea : endgame of the Cold War -- China : the state of the revolution -- China : foreign policy, human rights, and trade -- Japan and the economics of the American empire -- Meltdown -- The consequences of empire.

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Intervention (International law)
Imperialism > History > 20th century.
United States > Foreign relations > 1989-
United States > Military policy.
United States > Foreign relations > Asia.
Asia > Foreign relations > United States.

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