Hegemony Or Survival: America's Quest for Global DominanceFrom the world's foremost intellectual activist, an irrefutable analysis of America's pursuit of total domination and the catastrophic consequences that are sure to follow The United States is in the process of staking out not just the globe but the last unarmed spot in our neighborhood-the heavens-as a militarized sphere of influence. Our earth and its skies are, for the Bush administration, the final frontiers of imperial control. In Hegemony or Survival , Noam Chomsky investigates how we came to this moment, what kind of peril we find ourselves in, and why our rulers are willing to jeopardize the future of our species. With the striking logic that is his trademark, Chomsky dissects America's quest for global supremacy, tracking the U.S. government's aggressive pursuit of policies intended to achieve "full spectrum dominance" at any cost. He lays out vividly how the various strands of policy-the militarization of space, the ballistic-missile defense program, unilateralism, the dismantling of international agreements, and the response to the Iraqi crisis-cohere in a drive for hegemony that ultimately threatens our survival. In our era, he argues, empire is a recipe for an earthly wasteland. Lucid, rigorous, and thoroughly documented, Hegemony or Survival promises to be Chomsky's most urgent and sweeping work in years, certain to spark widespread debate. |
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User Review - buffalogr - LibraryThingThe title refers to Chomsky's belief that the world has two mutually exclusive options: American global hegemony, or the survival of the human race. The premise is interesting, but gets bogged down in ... Read full review
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User Review - Elliot1822 - LibraryThingNoam Chomsky, a well-known left-wing academic, writes here about globalization’s political impact as a main point of the U.S. foreign policy. Political economics is very sensitive subject, but Chomsky ... Read full review
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| Title | Hegemony Or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance American Empire Project |
| Authors | Noam Chomsky, Institute Professor & Professor of Linguistics (Emeritus) Noam Chomsky |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 2003 |
| ISBN | 0805074007, 9780805074000 |
| Length | 278 pages |
| Subjects | › › Political Science / Globalization Political Science / International Relations / General |
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