Capitalism, Hegemony and Violence in the Age of Drones

This book offers a critical analysis of the rise of the US to global hegemony against a background of increased erosion of democracy and rule of law, and a rising linear pattern of near-absolute capitalist development. The author argues that the significant shrinkage of the ideological spectrum glob...

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1. Verfasser: Pollack, Norman (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Ausgabe:1st ed. 2018.
Schlagworte:
International relations.
Political theory.
United States-Politics and government.
Political philosophy.
Political science.
ISBN:9783319648880
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • 1. Introduction: Moral-Political Philosophy, A Spectrum Shift Rightward
  • 2. Advancing Monopoly Capitalism: A Totalitarian Mental Landscape
  • 3. Hierarchical Structuring of the Social Order: Ideological Implications
  • 4. Interpenetration: Business-Government Co-Partnership
  • 5. Comparative Probing of Fascism: Japan and America
  • 6. Liberal Dimensions of Structural Uniformity: Capitalism and National Power
  • 7. Framework of Corporatism: Contrasts in Leadership (FDR vs. Obama)
  • 8. Political Reflections: Education of a (Sometime) Radical
  • 9. Master of Counterrevolution: Obama-Character and Policies
  • 10. Butchers of the Beltway: Anatomy of "Legitimated Violence"
  • 11. American/Israeli War Crimes: National Policies Engendering Fear
  • 12. Contempt for the Law: Presidential Subterfuge
  • 13. Nadir of Public Morality: The Age of the Drone
  • 14. The Drone and Aberrant Government: Normalization of the Unthinkable
  • 15. On Distance and Disconnection: Entering a Moral Black Hole
  • 16. "Greater Leverage": Military-Speak for Imperialism
  • 17. A Moment in American Policy: The Death of Anwar al-Awlaki
  • 18. Transgressions of Moral Law: Enlarged Scope of Legal Authority
  • 19. Stirrings Toward Usurpation: Defying the Rule of Law
  • 20. Echoes of the Cold War: A Strategy of Pre-Emptive Strikes
  • 21. Epilogue: Threads Left Unexplored: Objectification and Bureaucratization.

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