Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic

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book nonfiction book political book

Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic is a political nonfiction book by Chalmers Johnson that argues U.S. militarism and imperial overreach threaten the survival of American democracy.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book → nonfiction book → political book →
argues	foreign military commitments undermine domestic democracy in the United States → imperial overstretch can lead to the end of the American republic →
author	Chalmers Johnson →
centralClaim	The United States is evolving into an empire incompatible with a constitutional republic → U.S. militarism and imperial overreach threaten the survival of American democracy →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
criticizes	CIA covert operations → expansion of executive power in the United States → global network of U.S. military bases → secrecy in the U.S. national security apparatus →
follows	Blowback → The Sorrows of Empire →
genre	political nonfiction → political science →
hasSequel	none →
isbn	9780805079112 →
language	English →
mainSubject	American democracy → American imperialism → U.S. militarism → foreign policy of the United States → military–industrial complex → national security state →
mediaType	hardcover → paperback → print →
nemesisMeaning	Greek goddess of retribution →
notableFor	analysis of the U.S. national security state → warning about the long-term consequences of U.S. empire →
pageCount	about 400 pages →
partOf	Blowback trilogy →
placeOfPublication	New York City →
positionInSeries	third book →
publicationYear	2007 →
publisher	Metropolitan Books →
seriesConclusion	final volume of the Blowback trilogy →
timePeriodDiscussed	post–Cold War era → post–September 11 era →
titleReference	Nemesis →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Blowback →	followedBy
The American Empire Project →	notableWorkInSeries
Sorrows of Empire →	precedes