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""This copiously documented account of the American political reasoning that led to the destruction of Cambodia in the 1970s is a must-read addition to geopolitical analysis. It very clearly shows how, when places are coded ambiguously in the grandiose narratives of national security, the failure to consider practicalities on the ground can lead to the misapplication of military force, with tragic consequences for those caught in the resultant violence.""—Simon Dalby, Wilfrid Laurier University   ""James A. Tyner brilliantly blends discussion of U.S. Cold War policy in Southeast Asia, grand strategy, and geopolitics with impressive scholarship, accessible prose, wisdom, and a dash of dry wit. The Apathy of Empire is a masterful demonstration of how to understand geopolitics through a relational approach that connects territories near and far through combinations of geopolitical practices and representations. Tyner shows the importance of viewing military strategy through the lens of critical geopolitics.""—Colin Flint, Utah State University  

"""This copiously documented account of the American political reasoning that led to the destruction of Cambodia in the 1970s is a must-read addition to geopolitical analysis. It very clearly shows how, when places are coded ambiguously in the grandiose narratives of national security, the failure to consider practicalities on the ground can lead to the misapplication of military force, with tragic consequences for those caught in the resultant violence.""—Simon Dalby, Wilfrid Laurier University   ""James A. Tyner brilliantly blends discussion of U.S. Cold War policy in Southeast Asia, grand strategy, and geopolitics with impressive scholarship, accessible prose, wisdom, and a dash of dry wit. The Apathy of Empire is a masterful demonstration of how to understand geopolitics through a relational approach that connects territories near and far through combinations of geopolitical practices and representations. Tyner shows the importance of viewing military strategy through the lens of critical geopolitics.""—Colin Flint, Utah State University  "

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James A. Tyner is professor of geography at Kent State University. His books include Dead Labor: Toward a Political Economy of Premature Death and The Alienated Subject: On the Capacity to Hurt (both from Minnesota).

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