Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire (Audiobook)

from kukulaj

Johnson focuses mainly on East Asia: Japan, Korea, and China primarily. There is a bit of discussion of Indonesia and even Guatemala and Brazil. This book was published in 2000 but written in 1999, so clearly it doesn't discuss recent events. But recent events certainly fit into the overall pictu...

from nmele

Chalmers Johnson always spoke what he saw as the truth, without regard to the consequences. He has done so here, and in the books which followed it. This book should still, almost two decades after publication, be required reading for anyone who has or aspires to any role in the making and shapin...

from marshapetry

HIGHLY recommend... The author wrote a series of, I think, 3 books on this. I recommend every one of them. Do yourself a favor and get smarter reading this book and the other 2 (and go read some Molly Ivins while you're at it)

from pheelowesq

Excellent read. Chalmers takes a HUGE bite in a little book (and at times, one can get lost in the trees) but his thesis is clear, his examples instructive and his facts accurate. What more can you ask for?

from goldenboat

Does Mr. Johnson really believe that I'll be shocked to learn that the United States is an imperial nation, or that our military bases make for poor neighbors in foreign countries? I found the chapters on China informative. The chapter about the IMF and the East Asian economic meltdown was beyond...