Blowback

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book nonfiction book political book

Blowback is a political nonfiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. foreign policy and explores how American military and economic actions abroad can provoke unintended and often violent consequences.

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Blowback trilogy ×2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book → nonfiction book → political book →
argues	American citizens are often unaware of the causes of anti-American sentiment → U.S. actions abroad can provoke violent retaliation → U.S. foreign policy undermines American democracy →
author	Chalmers Johnson →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
criticizes	U.S. economic dominance strategies → U.S. military overextension → U.S. support for authoritarian regimes → secrecy in U.S. intelligence operations →
defines	blowback as unintended negative consequences of covert or overt operations →
focusesOn	China → East Asia → Japan → Korea → Okinawa → Southeast Asia →
followedBy	Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic → The Sorrows of Empire →
genre	international relations literature → political nonfiction →
hasConcept	blowback (intelligence term) →
hasPerspective	critical of U.S. hegemony → realist critique of American empire →
intendedAudience	general readers interested in foreign policy → policy analysts → students of international relations →
language	English →
mainSubject	American imperialism → CIA covert operations → Cold War legacy → East Asia–United States relations → U.S. foreign policy → U.S. military interventions abroad → U.S. overseas military bases → anti-American terrorism → economic globalization → unintended consequences of foreign policy →
notableFor	early warning about consequences of U.S. post–Cold War policy → popularizing the term blowback in public discourse →
partOfSeries	Blowback trilogy →
publicationType	first book in a trilogy on U.S. empire →
publisher	Metropolitan Books →
timePeriodDiscussed	Cold War era → late 20th century → post–Cold War era →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic →	follows
Chalmers Johnson →	notableWork
The American Empire Project →	notableWorkInSeries
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic ("Blowback trilogy") →	partOf
Blowback ("Blowback trilogy") →	partOfSeries