TY - BOOK AU - Chomsky,Noam TI - Failed states: the abuse of power and the assault on democracy SN - 0805079122 AV - E 902 C468.2006 U1 - 327.73009/0511 22 PY - 2006/// CY - New York PB - Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt KW - Bush, George W. KW - Unilateral acts (International law) KW - Actos unilaterales (Derecho internacional) KW - Security, International KW - Seguridad internacional KW - Iraq War, 2003- KW - Guerra de Iraq, 2003- KW - War on Terrorism, 2001- KW - Guerra contra el terrorismo, 2001- KW - No proliferación nuclear KW - United States KW - Foreign relations KW - 2001- KW - Estados Unidos KW - Relaciones exteriores - KW - Politics and government KW - Política y gobierno - N1 - Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [265]-300) e índice; Stark, dreadful, inescapable -- Outlaw states -- Illegal but legitimate -- Democracy promotion abroad -- Supporting evidence: the Middle East -- Democracy promotion at home N2 - The United States has repeatedly asserted its right to intervene militarily against "failed states" around the globe. Chomsky turns the tables, charging the United States with being a "failed state," and therefore a danger to its own people and the world. "Failed states," Chomsky writes, are those "that do not protect their citizens from violence and perhaps even destruction, that regard themselves as beyond the reach of domestic or international law, and that suffer from a 'democratic deficit, ' having democratic forms but with limited substance." Exploring recent U.S. foreign and domestic policies, Chomsky assesses Washington's escalation of nuclear risks; the dangerous consequences of the occupation of Iraq; and Americas's self-exemption from international law. He also examines an American electoral system that frustrates genuine political alternatives, thus impeding any meaningful democracy.--From publisher description UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0629/2006041961-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0629/2006041961-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0643/2006041961-s.html ER -