Hegemony or Survival
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Hegemony or Survival is a political analysis book by Noam Chomsky that critiques U.S. foreign policy and argues that American pursuit of global dominance threatens both democracy and human survival.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book → political analysis book → |
| author | Noam Chomsky → |
| centralArgument |
American pursuit of global dominance poses a threat to human survival.
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Hegemony or Survival →
surface form: "The United States pursues global hegemony at the expense of international law and democracy."
U.S. foreign policy is often unilateral and militaristic. → U.S. leaders seek to maintain a position of global supremacy. → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| criticizes |
U.S. foreign policy
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U.S. interventionism → disregard for international law → imperial ambitions of the United States → unilateral use of force → |
| focusesOn |
Cold War era policies
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Iraq War → post–Cold War U.S. dominance → post–World War II U.S. foreign policy → war on terror → |
| genre |
foreign policy analysis
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international relations → politics → |
| hasPerspective |
anti-imperialist
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critical of U.S. power → radical democratic → |
| influenced |
debates on U.S. imperialism
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left-wing critiques of American foreign policy → |
| inSeries | The American Empire Project → |
| language | English → |
| mainSubject |
American global dominance
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U.S. foreign policy → democracy → human survival → imperialism → |
| mediaType | print → |
| notableFor |
linking U.S. hegemony to threats to human survival
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systematic critique of U.S. global strategy → |
| proposes |
greater adherence to international law
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strengthening of democratic institutions → |
| publicationDate | 2003 → |
| publisher | Metropolitan Books → |
| targetAudience |
activists
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general readers interested in foreign policy → students of politics → |
| warnsAbout |
environmental catastrophe
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erosion of democracy → risk of nuclear war → |
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this entity surface form: "The United States pursues global hegemony at the expense of international law and democracy."
subject surface form: "Avram Noam Chomsky"