Blowback
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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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Blowback trilogy | 4 |
| Blowback canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Blowback Context triple: [The American Empire Project, notableWorkInSeries, Blowback]
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A.
Blitz
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Father of All Motherfuckers
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C.
Backdraft
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The Brave One
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Operation Koltso
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blowback Target entity description: 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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A.
Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, particularly London, during 1940–1941 in World War II.
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B.
Father of All Motherfuckers
Father of All Motherfuckers is a 2020 studio album by American punk rock band Green Day, fronted by Billie Joe Armstrong, known for its glam-punk style and departure from the band’s earlier sound.
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C.
Backdraft
Backdraft is a 1991 action-thriller film about Chicago firefighters, directed by Ron Howard and known for its intense fire sequences and exploration of arson investigations.
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D.
The Brave One
The Brave One is a 2007 psychological thriller film in which Jodie Foster plays a New York radio host who becomes a vigilante after a brutal attack.
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E.
Operation Koltso
Operation Koltso was the final Soviet offensive in early 1943 that encircled and destroyed the remaining German 6th Army at Stalingrad, effectively ending the battle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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nonfiction book ⓘ political book ⓘ |
| argues |
American citizens are often unaware of the causes of anti-American sentiment
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U.S. actions abroad can provoke violent retaliation ⓘ U.S. foreign policy undermines American democracy ⓘ |
| author | Chalmers Johnson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
U.S. economic dominance strategies
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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
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East Asia ⓘ Japan ⓘ Korean Peninsula ⓘ
surface form:
Korea
Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ
surface form:
Okinawa
Southeast 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 ⓘ
surface form:
The Sorrows of Empire
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| genre |
international relations literature
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political nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasConcept | blowback (intelligence term) ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critical of U.S. hegemony
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realist critique of American empire ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in foreign policy
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policy analysts ⓘ students of international relations ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American imperialism
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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
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popularizing the term blowback in public discourse ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Blowback
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Blowback trilogy
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| publicationType | first book in a trilogy on U.S. empire ⓘ |
| publisher | Metropolitan Books ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
Cold War
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surface form:
Cold War era
late 20th century ⓘ post–Cold War era ⓘ |
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