Boggs Masters of War

Militarism and Blowback in the Era of American Empire
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-136-72785-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 384 Seiten

Reihe: New Political Science Reader

First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Boggs, Carl

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Empire and Globalization, Carl Boggs
Part I: The Expanding U.S. Imperial Domain
The Logic of U.S. Intervention, Michael Parenti
Militarism and Oil Politics in the Middle East, Irene Gendzier
Star Wars: Imperialism in Space, Loring Wirbel
The Geopolitics of Plan Colombia, James Petras and Morris Morley
Part II: Empire, Militarism and Terrorism
American Militarism and Blowback, Chalmers Johnson
Wars of Terror, Noam Chomsky
The Dialectics of Terrorism, Peter McLaren
Outlaw Nation: the Legacy of U.S. War Crimes, Carl Boggs
Part III: The Militarized Society
Postmodern Military and Permanent War, Douglas Kellner
Mass Media: Aiding and Abetting Militarism, Norman Solomon
Patriarchal Militarism, R. Claire Snyder
Empire of Death and the Plague of Civic Violence, Darrell Y. Hamamoto
Militarism and Family Terrorism, Rhonda Hammer
The Hollywood War Machine, Tom Pollard
Conclusion: The Real Axis of Evil, George Katsiaficas

Über Autor(innen)

Carl Boggs is Professor of Social Sciences at National University in Los Angeles. He is the author of numerous publications including The End of Politics: Corporate Power and the Decline of the Public Sphere.