num_pages: 224
description: "The Sorrows of Empire" scrutinises the policies, past and present, that have led to American imperialism and the massive defence spending and overseas military deployment that necessarily accompany it. The author suggests that the US could suffer the same "overstretch" that led to the demise of the Soviet Union. Chalmers Johnson outlines the cost of Empire, both for the American people and for the rest of the world. "The Sorrows of Empire" is a sombre and cogent analysis and is written with an authority that is difficult to ignore.
language: English
title: The Sorrows of Empire : How the American People Lost
titlecomplete: The Sorrows of Empire : How the American People Lost
genres: International Relations, History, Politics, American History, War, American, Nonfiction, 21st Century, United States, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 1564
series: American Empire Project
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: California Book Award
category: Nonfiction (Gold)
publisher: Verso Publishing