"Nothing will be the same after September 11th 2001." This is the wisdom offered and widely received since the announcement of the war on terrorism, a permanent war declared on both an unknown enemy and an abstract noun. But in this book, Lewis Lapham shows that the imperial behaviour of the US government is perfectly consistent with the practice of past administrations. Finding sceptics in the "battle against evil" is a hard task: unpopular opinions seldom make an appearance in the US press or on the TV news, and during ...
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"Nothing will be the same after September 11th 2001." This is the wisdom offered and widely received since the announcement of the war on terrorism, a permanent war declared on both an unknown enemy and an abstract noun. But in this book, Lewis Lapham shows that the imperial behaviour of the US government is perfectly consistent with the practice of past administrations. Finding sceptics in the "battle against evil" is a hard task: unpopular opinions seldom make an appearance in the US press or on the TV news, and during the months since the destruction of the World Trade Center, the voices of dissent in America have been few and far between. Lewis Lapham is an exception.
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Seller's Description:
Fair. Acceptable-This is a significantly damaged book. It should be considered a reading copy only. Please order this book only if you are interested in the content and not the condition. May be ex-library. Standard-sized.
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Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 5x1x7; Signed by author on title page. Minor shelf wear to binding & edges of text block. Wear & tear on top edge of front pastedown with glue residue on top edge of ffep. Text and images unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover.
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As New in As New jacket. Size: 12mo-over 6¾-7¾Tall; Type: Book The thesis of this book is that after 9-11, American policy of President Bush has been no different than past administrations.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 7x6x0; Inscribed by Lapham on the title page. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover. 12mo. 202pp.
