The Crimes of Empire: Rogue Superpower and World Domination

Author:   Carl Boggs (National University in Los Angeles) ,  Peter McLaren (UCLA)
Publisher:   Pluto Press
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9780745329468


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   02 February 2010
Format:   Hardback
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The Crimes of Empire: Rogue Superpower and World Domination


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Author:   Carl Boggs (National University in Los Angeles) ,  Peter McLaren (UCLA)
Publisher:   Pluto Press
Imprint:   Pluto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.472kg
ISBN:  

9780745329468


ISBN 10:   0745329462
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   02 February 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Foreword by Peter McLaren 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

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Distinguished scholar Carl Boggs's brilliant historical survey of US empire-building highlights the centrality of violence, lawlessness, and self-serving 'humanitarian' ideology, from colonial times to the current wars in Asia. -- James Petras, Bartle Professor Emeritus, Binghamton University Carl Boggs's investigation is relentless, unflinching, and irrefutable. This book performs a genuine service for truth and democracy, an education for every American. -- Michael Parenti, author of Against Empire and To Kill a Nation Americans think others commit war crimes. Not so many years ago, we learned about the trail of broken treaties used to steal Native Americans' lands. Crimes of Empire reveals a global pattern of US wars and broken treaties. Here we have an accounting of history's most awesome military and massive killing machine, of millions of people slaughtered and enormous devastation wrought in the name of democracy. Every American who believes in their country's greatness should read Crimes of Empire. By refusing to let war crimes pass unnoticed, Carl Boggs has done humankind a tremendous service. -- George Katsiaficas


'Distinguished scholar Carl Boggs's brilliant historical survey of US empire-building highlights the centrality of violence, lawlessness, and self-serving 'humanitarian' ideology, from colonial times to the current wars in Asia' -- James Petras, Bartle Professor Emeritus, Binghamton University 'Relentless, unflinching, and irrefutable. This book performs a genuine service for truth and democracy, an education for every American' -- Michael Parenti, author of Against Empire and To Kill a Nation 'Americans think others commit war crimes. Every American who believes in their country's greatness should read Crimes of Empire. By refusing to let war crimes pass unnoticed, Carl Boggs has done humankind a tremendous service' -- George Katsiaficas


Distinguished scholar Carl Boggs's brilliant historical survey of US empire-building highlights the centrality of violence, lawlessness, and self-serving 'humanitarian' ideology, from colonial times to the current wars in Asia. -- James Petras, Bartle Professor Emeritus, Binghamton University Carl Boggs's investigation is relentless, unflinching, and irrefutable. This book performs a genuine service for truth and democracy, an education for every American. -- Michael Parenti, author of Against Empire and To Kill a Nation Americans think others commit war crimes. Not so many years ago, we learned about the trail of broken treaties used to steal Native Americans, lands. Crimes of Empire reveals a global pattern of US wars and broken treaties. Here we have an accounting of history,s most awesome military and massive killing machine, of millions of people slaughtered and enormous devastation wrought in the name of democracy. Every American who believes in their country,s greatness should read Crimes of Empire. By refusing to let war crimes pass unnoticed, Carl Boggs has done humankind a tremendous service. -- George Katsiaficas


Americans think others commit war crimes. Not so many years ago, we learned about the trail of broken treaties used to steal Native Americans' lands. Crimes of Empire reveals a global pattern of US wars and broken treaties. Here we have an accounting of history's most awesome military and massive killing machine, of millions of people slaughtered and enormous devastation wrought in the name of democracy. Every American who believes in their country's greatness should read Crimes of Empire. By refusing to let war crimes pass unnoticed, Carl Boggs has done humankind a tremendous service. -- George Katsiaficas Carl Boggs's investigation is relentless, unflinching, and irrefutable. This book performs a genuine service for truth and democracy, an education for every American. -- Michael Parenti, author of Against Empire and To Kill a Nation Distinguished scholar Carl Boggs's brilliant historical survey of US empire-building highlights the centrality of violence, lawlessness, and self-serving 'humanitarian' ideology, from colonial times to the current wars in Asia. -- James Petras, Bartle Professor Emeritus, Binghamton University


Author Information

Carl Boggs is Professor of Social Sciences at National University in Los Angeles. He has written numerous books, including The Crimes of Empire (Pluto, 2010) and Imperial Delusions: American Militarism and Endless War (2005). He has received the Charles McCoy Career Achievement Award from the American Political Science Association. Peter McLaren 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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