Blowback, Second Edition: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire

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Johnson, Chalmers A.

Blowback : the costs and consequences of American empire/

Chalmers Johnson.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-7559-5

ISBN-10: 0-8050-7559-3

1. United States—Foreign relations-1989– 2. United States—Military policy. 3. United States—Foreign relations—Asia. 4. Asia—Foreign relations—United States. 5. Intervention (International law) 6. Imperialism—United States—History—20th century. I. Title.

E840.J63 2000

99-047713

327.73—dc21

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Originally published in hardcover in 2000 by Metropolitan Books

First Holt Paperbacks Edition 2001

Reissued 2004

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