{"product_id":"failed-states-noam-chomsky-9798888901434","title":"Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy","description":"\"It's hard to imagine any American reading this book and not seeing his country in a new, and deeply troubling, light.\" \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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 Hegemony or Survival, 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.\u003cbr\u003eForceful, lucid, and meticulously documented, Failed States 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Noam Chomsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798888901434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Haymarket Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.50w x 0.72d","brand":"Noam Chomsky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44540410986751,"sku":"9798888901434","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2e215971-ece8-4b16-9342-78216aaa4022.jpg?v=1700587746","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/failed-states-noam-chomsky-9798888901434","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}