Dismantling the Empire
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Dismantling the Empire is a political analysis book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. militarism and imperial overreach and warns of its consequences for American democracy.
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| Dismantling the Empire canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Dismantling the Empire Context triple: [Chalmers Johnson, notableWork, Dismantling the Empire]
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A.
Sorrows of Empire
Sorrows of Empire is a political analysis book that critiques U.S. militarism and imperial expansion as part of The American Empire Project series.
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B.
The Empire Project
The Empire Project is a major historical study by John Darwin that analyzes the rise, structure, and decline of the British Empire in global context.
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The American Empire Project
The American Empire Project is a book series that critically examines U.S. foreign policy, militarism, and global dominance from a left-leaning, often anti-imperialist perspective.
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D.
Imperial Earth
Imperial Earth is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores human colonization of the Solar System and the personal journey of a man from Titan visiting an overpopulated Earth.
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E.
The New Rulers of the World
The New Rulers of the World is a documentary film and book by journalist John Pilger that investigates the impacts of globalization, corporate power, and Western foreign policy on developing countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dismantling the Empire Target entity description: Dismantling the Empire is a political analysis book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. militarism and imperial overreach and warns of its consequences for American democracy.
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A.
Sorrows of Empire
Sorrows of Empire is a political analysis book that critiques U.S. militarism and imperial expansion as part of The American Empire Project series.
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B.
The Empire Project
The Empire Project is a major historical study by John Darwin that analyzes the rise, structure, and decline of the British Empire in global context.
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C.
The American Empire Project
The American Empire Project is a book series that critically examines U.S. foreign policy, militarism, and global dominance from a left-leaning, often anti-imperialist perspective.
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D.
Imperial Earth
Imperial Earth is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores human colonization of the Solar System and the personal journey of a man from Titan visiting an overpopulated Earth.
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E.
The New Rulers of the World
The New Rulers of the World is a documentary film and book by journalist John Pilger that investigates the impacts of globalization, corporate power, and Western foreign policy on developing countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ political analysis book ⓘ |
| author | Chalmers Johnson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticizes |
Pentagon policies
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U.S. foreign policy establishment ⓘ U.S. global military presence ⓘ military-industrial complex ⓘ
linked to:
military–industrial complex
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| describes |
consequences of U.S. militarism for American democracy
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risks of imperial overreach ⓘ |
| follows | Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic ⓘ |
| genre |
political analysis
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political non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-imperialist
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critical of U.S. foreign policy ⓘ critical of militarism ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
accountability of U.S. foreign policy makers
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costs of maintaining an empire ⓘ future of the United States as a republic ⓘ tension between empire and democracy ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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policy analysts ⓘ students of international relations ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American democracy
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American empire ⓘ
linked to:
American imperialism
American imperialism ⓘ U.S. global hegemony ⓘ U.S. militarism ⓘ U.S. overseas bases ⓘ United States foreign policy ⓘ blowback ⓘ civil liberties in the United States ⓘ imperial overreach ⓘ military bases ⓘ military-industrial complex ⓘ
linked to:
military–industrial complex
national security state ⓘ |
| partOf | Chalmers Johnson blowback trilogy ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 2010s ⓘ |
| publisher | Metropolitan Books ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire
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The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic ⓘ |
| warnsAbout |
decline of the American republic
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economic costs of empire ⓘ erosion of American democracy ⓘ loss of civil liberties ⓘ |
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