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Product Identifiers
PublisherGrand Central Publishing
ISBN-100446505277
ISBN-139780446505277
eBay Product ID (ePID)63906937
Product Key Features
Book TitlePornography of Power : How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / General, Military / United States, United States / 21st Century, American Government / National
Publication Year2008
GenrePolitical Science, History
AuthorRobert Scheer
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2008-000375
Reviews"Pugnacious . . . rigorously researched . . . Scheer's prose is as clear as his evidence; readers will be galvanized by his incendiary account." -- Publishers Weekly, Pugnacious . . .rigorously researched . . . Scheer's prose is as clear as his evidence; readerswill be galvanized by his incendiary account.
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal973.931
SynopsisA wise and blistering attack on the Pentagon and all those who profit from wars and defense spending, by one of America's greatest progressive journalists, In the course of his forty-year-career as one of America's most admired journalists, Robert Scheer's work has been praised by Gore Vidal, Susan Sontag, and Joan Didion, who deems him "one of the best reporters of our time." Now, Scheer brings a lifetime of wisdom and experience to one of the most overlooked and dangerous issues of our time - the destructive influence of America's military-industrial complex. Scheer examines the expansion of our military presence throughout the world, our insane nuclear strategy, the immorality of corporations profiting in Iraq, and the arrogance of our foreign policy. Although Scheer is a liberal, his view echoes that of former Republican president General Dwight Eisenhower, who, in his farewell speech to the American people, spoke prophetically about need to guard against the growing influence of the military-industrial complex. In George W. Bush's America, politicians like Ike and Richard Nixon seem like prudent centrists. The views of libertarians, liberals, and pacifists are often overlooked or ignored by America's mainstream media. "The Pornography of Power" is the culmination of a respected journalist's efforts to change the terms of debate. At a time when many are exploiting fears of terrorist attacks and only a few national leaders are willing to advocate cuts in defense spending, nuclear disarmament, and restrained use of American force, Robert Scheer has written a manifesto for enlightened reform., Robert Scheer brings a lifetime of journalistic acuity to his call for a new way of thinking about national defence. In this book he describes the useless weapons manufactured, the quiet expansion of America's military presence throughout the world, and the immorality of corporations profiting in Iraq.
LC Classification NumberUA23.S4164 2008
