Devastating society : the neo-conservative assault on democracy and justice / edited by Bernd Hamm.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hamm, Bernd.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conservatism--United States.

Conservatism.

United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.

United States.

Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-.

Bush, George W.

Physical Description:

xiii, 312 p.

Place of Publication:

London ; Ann Arbor, Mich. : Pluto, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

United in their opposition to the neo-conservatism underpinning America's current political strategies, the contributors offer a grounded critique of the real impact that these policies make, at home and abroad. Starting with a close analysis of the Bush administration and the neo-conservative hold on power in Washington, they move on to a broader historical analysis. They set today's topical issues in the context of what they see as a gradual shift towards the right in American politics, and the creeping corporatisation of American society. The contributors show that September 11 was used by the Bush administration to clamp down on civil liberties at home and to step up an aggressive line in foreign policy. The impact on American society, and societies elsewhere, has been deeply damaging. Ranging over this and other topics including the US economy, corporate crime and anti-environmentalism, this book is ideal for anyone who wants a critical introduction to current affairs issues, set within the broader context of America's history of foreign interventions and global capitalism.

Contents:

Bush family saga

airbrushed out of history / William Bowles

War Hawks and the Ugly American: the origins of Bush's Central Asia and Middle East policy / Andrew Austin

September 11 and the Bush administration: compelling evidence for complicity? / Walter E. Davis

Above the law: executive powers after September 11 / Alison Parker, Jamie Fellner

Vulnerabilities of an economic colossus / Trevor Evans

Way towards corporate crime / Ted Nace

Poverty, homelessness and hunger in the US today / Jay Shaft

Beyond the Texas Oil Patch: the rise of anti-environmentalism / Andrew Austin, Laurel E. Phoenix

Wars of terror / Noam Chomsky

Concise history of US global interventions, 1945 to the present / William Blum

Global poverty in the late twentieth century / Michel Chossudovsky

Dissenting groups and movements / Laurel E. Phoenix.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611750756

9781849644662

1849644667

9781281750754

1281750751

9781435660946

1435660943

OCLC:

666936426