Sorrows of Empire

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Sorrows of Empire is a political analysis book that critiques U.S. militarism and imperial expansion as part of The American Empire Project series.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
non-fiction book
political analysis book
argues U.S. militarism threatens American democracy
permanent war footing undermines the U.S. republic
author Chalmers Johnson
authorOfForeword John W. Dower
countryOfOrigin United States
criticizes U.S. imperial expansion
U.S. militarism
follows Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire
genre U.S. foreign policy
international relations
political non-fiction
identifies military expansion as a driver of empire
secrecy as a feature of U.S. imperial power
includedIn The American Empire Project book series
language English
mediaType print
nonFictionSubject history
international relations
politics
notableWorkOf Chalmers Johnson
originalTitle The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic
pageCount 400 (approximate)
partOf The American Empire Project
placesEmphasisOn global network of U.S. military bases
precedes Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic
publicationYear 2004
publisher Henry Holt and Company
Metropolitan Books
series The American Empire Project
subject American empire
American imperialism
U.S. foreign policy
U.S. militarism
military bases
military–industrial complex
subtitle Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic
topic Pentagon policy
U.S. overseas military bases
civil liberties in the United States
national security state
warnsOf decline of the American republic

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Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic ("The Sorrows of Empire")
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Chalmers Johnson ("The Sorrows of Empire")
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The American Empire Project
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