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Blowback, Second Edition: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire
 

Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire

by Chalmers Johnson

The term 'blowback,' invented by the CIA, refers to the unintended results 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... (read more)

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NewWorldMandarin
  • Rated 5 stars

“An eminent scholar of East Asia, a former CIA consultant, and a Navy veteran, Johnson borrows a term from intelligence jargon for the book's title: "Blowback" refers to circumstances in which a state's clandestine policies yield unanticipated public consequences damaging to that state's interests. In a book combining a well-supported argument with the personal concern and insight of hard-earned wisdom, Johnson argues that moves to maintain a Cold War military posture even after the decline...”

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adnan
  • Rated 1 stars

“Talks about how America still spends and acts in a Cold War mentality even after the Soviet threat has disappeared. Covers diverse topics such as America's military presence in East Asia, as well as its push of globalization and capitalism in Asian economics. Reads more like a rant against globalization and capitalism than what the book title and cover suggests. It couldn't keep me interested unfortunately.”

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  • Rated 4 stars
  

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