Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace: How We Got to Be So Hated
| AUTHOR | Vidal, Gore |
| PUBLISHER | Bold Type Books (04/10/2002) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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The United States has been engaged in what the great historian Charles A. Beard called "perpetual war for perpetual peace." The Federation of American Scientists has cataloged nearly 200 military incursions since 1945 in which the United States has been the aggressor. In a series of penetrating and alarming essays, whose centerpiece is a commentary on the events of September 11, 2001 (deemed too controversial to publish in this country until now) Gore Vidal challenges the comforting consensus following September 11th and goes back and draws connections to Timothy McVeigh's bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City. He asks were these simply the acts of "evil-doers?" "Gore Vidal is the master essayist of our age." -- Washington Post "Our greatest living man of letters." -- Boston Globe "Vidal's imagination of American politics is so powerful as to compel awe." -- Harold Bloom, The New York Review of Books
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ISBN-13:
9781560254058
ISBN-10:
156025405X
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
174
Carton Quantity:
68
Product Dimensions:
5.01 x 0.50 x 7.68 inches
Weight:
0.34 pound(s)
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Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Political Science | History & Theory - General
Political Science | American Government - General
Political Science | Peace
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
363.320
Library of Congress Control Number:
2004540368
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The United States has been engaged in what the great historian Charles A. Beard called "perpetual war for perpetual peace." The Federation of American Scientists has cataloged nearly 200 military incursions since 1945 in which the United States has been the aggressor. In a series of penetrating and alarming essays, whose centerpiece is a commentary on the events of September 11, 2001 (deemed too controversial to publish in this country until now) Gore Vidal challenges the comforting consensus following September 11th and goes back and draws connections to Timothy McVeigh's bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City. He asks were these simply the acts of "evil-doers?" "Gore Vidal is the master essayist of our age." -- Washington Post "Our greatest living man of letters." -- Boston Globe "Vidal's imagination of American politics is so powerful as to compel awe." -- Harold Bloom, The New York Review of Books
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Author:
Vidal, Gore
Gore Vidal is the author of many bestselling novels including Julian, Burr, Myra Breckinridge, and Lincoln. He lives in Italy.
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