{"product_id":"failed-states-the-abuse-of-power-and-the-assault-on-democracy-hardcover","title":"Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNoam Chomsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It's hard to imagine any American reading this book and not seeing his country in a new, and deeply troubling, light.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe United States has repeatedly asserted its right to intervene militarily against \"failed states\" around the globe. In this much-anticipated follow-up to his international bestseller \u003ci\u003eHegemony or Survival\u003c\/i\u003e, Noam Chomsky turns the tables, showing how the United States itself shares features with other failed states--suffering from a severe \"democratic deficit,\" eschewing domestic and international law, and adopting policies that increasingly endanger its own citizens and the world. Exploring the latest developments in U.S. foreign and domestic policy, Chomsky reveals Washington's plans to further militarize the planet, greatly increasing the risks of nuclear war. He also assesses the dangerous consequences of the occupation of Iraq; documents Washington's self-exemption from international norms, including the Geneva conventions and the Kyoto Protocol; and examines how the U.S. electoral system is designed to eliminate genuine political alternatives, impeding any meaningful democracy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForceful, lucid, and meticulously documented, \u003ci\u003eFailed States\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive analysis of a global superpower that has long claimed the right to reshape other nations while its own democratic institutions are in severe crisis. Systematically dismantling the United States' pretense of being the world's arbiter of democracy, \u003ci\u003eFailed States\u003c\/i\u003e is Chomsky's most focused--and urgent--critique to date.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44261633097779,"sku":"9798888901892","price":191.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/2191\/6467\/files\/qf6ETLkB8f9798888901892.webp?v=1778388761","url":"https:\/\/thereadinghousebookcompany.com\/products\/failed-states-the-abuse-of-power-and-the-assault-on-democracy-hardcover","provider":"The Reading House Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}