The relationship between US economic and military power is not often considered within mainstream commentary. Similarly the connection between US military interventions overseas and US domestic problems is rarely considered in any detail. In this brilliant new book, Michael Parenti reveals the true face of US imperialism. He documents how it promotes unjust policies across the globe including expropriation of natural resources, privatisation, debt burdens and suppression of democratic movements. He then demonstrates how this feeds into deteriorating living standards in the US itself, leading to increased poverty, decaying infrastructure and impending ecological disaster. The Face of Imperialism redefines empire and imperialism and connects the crisis in the US with its military escapades across the world.

Author: Michael Parenti
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 04/30/2011
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 8.93h x 6.06w x 0.35d
ISBN: 9781594519185


Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2011 pg. 108