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9780805062380

Blowback : The Costs and Consequences of American Empire

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  • ISBN13:

    9780805062380

  • ISBN10:

    0805062386

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-03-14
  • Publisher: Metropolitan Books
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Summary

Blowback, a term invented by the CIA, refers to the unintended consequences of American policies. In this book, Chalmers issues a warning America would do well to consider: it is time for our empire to demobilize before our bills come due.

Author Biography

Chalmers Johnson, president of the Japan Policy Research Institute, is author of the classic MITA and the Japanese Miracle and Japan: Who Governs? He lives near San Diego.

Table of Contents

Prologue: A Spear-carrier for Empire ix
Blowback
3(31)
Okinawa: Asia's Last Colony
34(31)
Stealth Imperialism
65(30)
South Korea: Legacy of the Cold War
95(24)
North Korea: Endgame of the Cold War
119(18)
China: The State of the Revolution
137(20)
China: Foreign Policy, Human Rights, and Trade
157(18)
Japan and the Economics of the American Empire
175(18)
Meltdown
193(23)
The Consequences of Empire
216(15)
Further Reading 231(8)
Notes 239(14)
Index 253

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