Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire
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Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire is a nonfiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. foreign policy and explores how American military and economic interventions abroad generate unintended and often violent repercussions.
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| Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire canonical | 3 |
| Chalmers Johnson blowback trilogy | 1 |
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Target entity: Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire Context triple: [Sorrows of Empire, follows, Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire]
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A.
Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq
Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq is a historical nonfiction book that examines a series of U.S.-backed coups and interventions abroad over more than a century and their long-term global consequences.
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In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of U.S. Global Power
*In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of U.S. Global Power* is a historical and geopolitical study that examines how the United States built its global dominance and why that power is now in relative decline.
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The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War is a critical examination of how U.S. culture, politics, and religion have combined to normalize and glorify military power in American life and foreign policy.
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The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic
"The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic" is a non-fiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. imperial overreach, permanent war, and the erosion of American democracy.
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The American Empire Project
The American Empire Project is a book series that critically examines U.S. foreign policy, militarism, and global dominance from a left-leaning, often anti-imperialist perspective.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire Target entity description: Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire is a nonfiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. foreign policy and explores how American military and economic interventions abroad generate unintended and often violent repercussions.
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A.
Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq
Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq is a historical nonfiction book that examines a series of U.S.-backed coups and interventions abroad over more than a century and their long-term global consequences.
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B.
In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of U.S. Global Power
*In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of U.S. Global Power* is a historical and geopolitical study that examines how the United States built its global dominance and why that power is now in relative decline.
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C.
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War is a critical examination of how U.S. culture, politics, and religion have combined to normalize and glorify military power in American life and foreign policy.
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D.
The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic
"The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic" is a non-fiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. imperial overreach, permanent war, and the erosion of American democracy.
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E.
The American Empire Project
The American Empire Project is a book series that critically examines U.S. foreign policy, militarism, and global dominance from a left-leaning, often anti-imperialist perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
nonfiction book
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political book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
critique the concept of American empire
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explain causes of anti-American sentiment abroad ⓘ |
| author | Chalmers Johnson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely discussed in debates on U.S. foreign policy ⓘ |
| discussesEvent |
CIA operations during the Cold War
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Cold War interventions in Asia ⓘ U.S. involvement in East Asia ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic
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The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic ⓘ |
| genre |
international relations literature
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political nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic
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The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic ⓘ |
| hasSubjectArea |
American studies
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foreign relations of the United States ⓘ international security ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Chalmers Johnson's experience as an Asia specialist
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Cold War U.S. foreign policy practices ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | E183.7 ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American empire
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American imperialism ⓘ CIA covert operations ⓘ Cold War legacy ⓘ U.S. bases overseas ⓘ U.S. economic interventions ⓘ U.S. foreign policy ⓘ U.S. military interventions ⓘ anti-American terrorism ⓘ blowback (unintended consequences of foreign policy) ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
American global military presence provokes resistance
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U.S. actions abroad generate unintended violent repercussions ⓘ covert operations can lead to long-term instability ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Blowback
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surface form:
Blowback trilogy
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| perspective |
critical of U.S. foreign policy
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realist critique of American empire ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| publisher | Metropolitan Books ⓘ |
| setting | post–World War II international system ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | blowback as a term used by the CIA for unintended consequences ⓘ |
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Subject: Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire Description of subject: Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire is a nonfiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. foreign policy and explores how American military and economic interventions abroad generate unintended and often violent repercussions.
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