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America's deadliest export [[electronic resource] ] : democracy, the truth about US foreign policy and everything else / / William Blum
| America's deadliest export [[electronic resource] ] : democracy, the truth about US foreign policy and everything else / / William Blum |
| Autore | Blum William |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Zed Books, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (370 p.) |
| Disciplina | 327.73 |
| Soggetto topico | Diplomacy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-78360-167-1
1-283-92416-1 1-78032-447-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front cover; About the author; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the 2014 edition; Introduction; 1 US foreign policy vs the world; 2 Terrorism; 3 Iraq; 4 Afghanistan; 5 Iran; 6 George W. Bush; 7 Condoleezza Rice; 8 Human rights, civil liberties, and torture; 9 WikiLeaks; 10 Conspiracies; 11 Yugoslavia; 12 Libya; 13 Latin America; 14 Cuba; 15 The Cold War and anti-communism; 16 The 1960's; 17 Ideology and society; 18 Our precious environment; 19 The problem with capitalism; 20 The media; 21 Barack Obama; 22 Patriotism; 23 Dissent and resistance in America; 24 Religion
25 Laughing despite the empire 26 But what can we do?; Notes; Index; Back cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462801603321 |
Blum William
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| London ; ; New York, : Zed Books, c2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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America's deadliest export [[electronic resource] ] : democracy, the truth about US foreign policy and everything else / / William Blum
| America's deadliest export [[electronic resource] ] : democracy, the truth about US foreign policy and everything else / / William Blum |
| Autore | Blum William |
| Edizione | [2014 edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (370 p.) |
| Disciplina | 327.73 |
| Soggetto topico |
Democracy - United States
Geopolitics |
| ISBN |
1-350-37457-1
1-350-21843-X 1-78360-167-1 1-283-92416-1 1-78032-447-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
About this book; About the Author; Title page; Contents; Introduction; Full spectrum dominance; Wars of aggression; Intelligence of the political kind; Democracy is a beautiful thing, except that part about letting just any old jerk vote; 1 US Foreign Policy vs The World; Mit der dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens; That oh-so-precious world where words have no meaning; The worldwide eternal belief that American foreign policy has a good side that can be appealed to; The myth of the good war; The enduring mystique of the Marshall Plan; Why do they hate us? Part 1.
Why do they hate us? Part 2Why do they hate us? Part 3; Why can't the US government talk about why they hate us?; You've got to be carefully taught; God bless America. And its bombs; A Mecca of hypocrisy, a Vatican of double standards; The empire's deep dark secret; Reforming the Indonesian military, for forty years (June 13, 2005); 2 Terrorism; A safer world for Americans ... if they don't leave home; Land of the free, home of the War on Terror; Saved again, thank the Lord, saved again (August 18, 2006); A tale of two terrorists; 3 Iraq. Iraq. Began with big lies. Ending with big lies. Never forget . US foreign policy, the mainstream media, and Alzheimer's; The sign has been put out front: 'Iraq is open for business'; Another charming tale about the noble mission; Who would have thought? Bush has been vindicated (December 11, 2007); The past is unpredictable: leaving Iraq vs leaving Vietnam (August 10, 2007); Can anyone find a message hidden here?; Chutzpah of an imperial size; Reconstruction, thy name is not the United States (January 9, 2006); The fairy tale behind the war (December 6, 2005). The elephant in Saddam Hussein's courtroom (November 10, 2005)War is peace, occupation is sovereignty(October 17, 2005); 4 Afghanistan; Please tell me again ... what is the war in Afghanistan about? (February 3, 2012); What it's about for Germany; The myths of Afghanistan, past and present; The eternal struggle between the good guys and the bad guys; The women: their last great chance; 5 Iran; A designer monster: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (December 17, 2006); What you need to succeed is sincerity, and if you can fake sincerity you've got it made (Old Hollywood axiom). The Israeli-American-Iranian-Holocaust-NobelPeacePrize circusThe Lord High Almighty Pooh-Bah of threats, the Grand Ayatollah of nuclear menace (February 3, 2012); Arab leaders: Arab people; Another peace scare. Boy, that was close. (December 11, 2007); Intentional misunderstanding (November 6, 2007); 6 George W. Bush; 'Come out of the White House with your hands up!' (May 21, 2006); After the war-crimes trial we'll need a second tribunal for shameless lying, gross insults to our intelligence, and just plain weird stupidity and stupid weirdness. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786028703321 |
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Blum William
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| London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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America's deadliest export [[electronic resource] ] : democracy, the truth about US foreign policy and everything else / / William Blum
| America's deadliest export [[electronic resource] ] : democracy, the truth about US foreign policy and everything else / / William Blum |
| Autore | Blum William |
| Edizione | [2014 edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (370 p.) |
| Disciplina | 327.73 |
| Soggetto topico |
Democracy - United States
Geopolitics |
| ISBN |
1-350-37457-1
1-350-21843-X 1-78360-167-1 1-283-92416-1 1-78032-447-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
About this book; About the Author; Title page; Contents; Introduction; Full spectrum dominance; Wars of aggression; Intelligence of the political kind; Democracy is a beautiful thing, except that part about letting just any old jerk vote; 1 US Foreign Policy vs The World; Mit der dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens; That oh-so-precious world where words have no meaning; The worldwide eternal belief that American foreign policy has a good side that can be appealed to; The myth of the good war; The enduring mystique of the Marshall Plan; Why do they hate us? Part 1.
Why do they hate us? Part 2Why do they hate us? Part 3; Why can't the US government talk about why they hate us?; You've got to be carefully taught; God bless America. And its bombs; A Mecca of hypocrisy, a Vatican of double standards; The empire's deep dark secret; Reforming the Indonesian military, for forty years (June 13, 2005); 2 Terrorism; A safer world for Americans ... if they don't leave home; Land of the free, home of the War on Terror; Saved again, thank the Lord, saved again (August 18, 2006); A tale of two terrorists; 3 Iraq. Iraq. Began with big lies. Ending with big lies. Never forget . US foreign policy, the mainstream media, and Alzheimer's; The sign has been put out front: 'Iraq is open for business'; Another charming tale about the noble mission; Who would have thought? Bush has been vindicated (December 11, 2007); The past is unpredictable: leaving Iraq vs leaving Vietnam (August 10, 2007); Can anyone find a message hidden here?; Chutzpah of an imperial size; Reconstruction, thy name is not the United States (January 9, 2006); The fairy tale behind the war (December 6, 2005). The elephant in Saddam Hussein's courtroom (November 10, 2005)War is peace, occupation is sovereignty(October 17, 2005); 4 Afghanistan; Please tell me again ... what is the war in Afghanistan about? (February 3, 2012); What it's about for Germany; The myths of Afghanistan, past and present; The eternal struggle between the good guys and the bad guys; The women: their last great chance; 5 Iran; A designer monster: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (December 17, 2006); What you need to succeed is sincerity, and if you can fake sincerity you've got it made (Old Hollywood axiom). The Israeli-American-Iranian-Holocaust-NobelPeacePrize circusThe Lord High Almighty Pooh-Bah of threats, the Grand Ayatollah of nuclear menace (February 3, 2012); Arab leaders: Arab people; Another peace scare. Boy, that was close. (December 11, 2007); Intentional misunderstanding (November 6, 2007); 6 George W. Bush; 'Come out of the White House with your hands up!' (May 21, 2006); After the war-crimes trial we'll need a second tribunal for shameless lying, gross insults to our intelligence, and just plain weird stupidity and stupid weirdness. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821339303321 |
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Blum William
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| London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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