{"product_id":"nemesis-the-last-days-of-the-american-republic-american-empire-project","title":"Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic (American Empire Project) (RARE BOOKS)","description":"\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe long-awaited final volume of Chalmers Johnson's bestselling\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlowback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etrilogy confronts the overreaching of the American empire and the threat it poses to the republic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn his prophetic book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlowback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Chalmers Johnson linked the CIA's clandestine activities abroad to disaster at home. In The Sorrows of Empire, he explored the ways in which the growth of American militarism and the garrisoning of the planet have jeopardized our stability. Now, in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNemesis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, he shows how imperial overstretch is undermining the republic itself, both economically and politically.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDelving into New areas—from plans to militarize outer space to Constitution-breaking presidential activities at home and the devastating corruption of a toothless Congress—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNemesis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e offers a striking description of the trap into which the dreams of America's leaders have taken us. Drawing comparisons to empires past, Johnson explores in vivid detail just what the unintended consequences of our dependence on a permanent war economy are likely to be. What does it mean when a nation's main intelligence organization becomes the president's secret army? Or when the globe's sole \"hyperpower,\" no longer capable of paying for the vaulting ambitions of its leaders, becomes the greatest hyper-debtor of all times?\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn his stunning conclusion, Johnson suggests that financial bankruptcy could herald the breakdown of constitutional government in America—a crisis that may ultimately prove to be the only path to a reNewed nation.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Clapping Pages","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":45157400969402,"sku":"2Q40OTQ0X-Used","price":99.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/5576\/0826\/files\/NemesisTheLastDaysoftheAmericanRepublic_AmericanEmpireProject.jpg?v=1758052301","url":"https:\/\/clappingpages.com\/products\/nemesis-the-last-days-of-the-american-republic-american-empire-project","provider":"Clapping Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}