The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic

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"The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic" is a non-fiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. imperial overreach, permanent war, and the erosion of American democracy.

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instanceOf non-fiction book ⓘ
political book ⓘ
argues expanding militarism undermines the American republic ⓘ
imperial overstretch will have blowback consequences ⓘ
secrecy and unaccountable intelligence agencies threaten democracy ⓘ
author Chalmers Johnson ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticizes U.S. global military presence ⓘ
U.S. imperial overreach ⓘ
covert operations ⓘ
military-industrial complex ⓘ
permanent war ⓘ
focusesOn U.S. overseas military bases network ⓘ
growth of Pentagon power ⓘ
role of intelligence agencies ⓘ
followedBy Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic ⓘ
genre international relations literature ⓘ
political non-fiction ⓘ
influencedBy Chalmers Johnson's background as a CIA consultant ⓘ
Chalmers Johnson's scholarship on East Asia ⓘ
intendedAudience general readers ⓘ
policy critics ⓘ
students of international relations ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject American foreign policy ⓘ
U.S. imperialism ⓘ
U.S. militarism ⓘ
erosion of democracy in the United States ⓘ
military bases abroad ⓘ
national security state ⓘ
secrecy in government ⓘ
mediaType hardcover ⓘ
paperback ⓘ
print ⓘ
notableFor detailed catalog of U.S. military bases abroad ⓘ
warning about transformation from republic to empire ⓘ
pages about 400 ⓘ
partOfSeries Blowback trilogy ⓘ
linked to: Blowback
placeOfPublication New York City ⓘ
politicalOrientation critical of U.S. foreign policy ⓘ
precededBy Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire ⓘ
proposes U.S. has created an informal empire of military bases ⓘ
publicationYear 2004 ⓘ
publisher Metropolitan Books ⓘ
timePeriodDiscussed Cold War ⓘ
post–9/11 era ⓘ
post–Cold War era ⓘ
post–World War II era ⓘ

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Sorrows of Empire → originalTitle → The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic ⓘ
Sorrows of Empire → subtitle → Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic ⓘ
linked to: The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic
Blowback → followedBy → The Sorrows of Empire ⓘ
linked to: The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic
Dismantling the Empire → relatedWork → The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic ⓘ
Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire → followedBy → The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic ⓘ
Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire → hasSequel → The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic ⓘ