Imperial nations advance their own interests by exploiting other societies. To those on the receiving end this is obvious, while inside the empire, a powerful ideological system of justification tends to hide all but the worst excess.
Carl Boggs argues that that the US began life two centuries ago as a nascent colonialist regime plundering and conquering the Native Tribes. The Indian wars were followed by perpetual militarism and warfare fuelled by a deep sense of national exceptionalism. The Crimes Of Empire examines several trends in this process, and illustrates the new depths plumbed since 9/11.
Violation of international agreements, treaties and laws, the use of prohibited weapons, support for death squads and torture are just some of the practices that America uses to prove technical superiority and media control, thus prolonging the American nightmare.
Tabella dei contenuti
Foreword by Peter Mc Laren
Preface
Introduction
1. Crimes Against Peace
2. Warfare Against Civilians
3. War Crimes By Proxy
4. Weapons Of Mass Destruction
5. A Tale Of Broken Treaties
6. War-Crimes Tribunals: Imperial Justice
7. Torture And Other Atrocities
Conclusion: Empire Or Survival?
Postscript: The Routinization Of Mass Murder
Notes
Index
Circa l’autore
Peter Mc Laren is world-renowned in the fields of education and social justice. He is Professor of Urban Schooling at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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