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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hegemony or Survival canonical | 4 |
| The United States pursues global hegemony at the expense of international law and democracy. | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Avram Noam Chomsky
this entity surface form:
The United States pursues global hegemony at the expense of international law and democracy.