description: A stunning exposure of the policies that have led to American imperialism and the massive military deployment that accompanies it, The Sorrows of Empire proposes that the US could suffer the same "overstretch" that led to the demise of the Soviet Union. Johnson outlines the cost of Empire, both for the American people and their Republic, and for the rest of the world. Eloquent and impassioned, The Sorrows of Empire is a sombre and cogent analysis, written with an authority that is impossible to ignore.
language: English
title: The Sorrows of Empire
titlecomplete: The Sorrows of Empire
genres: American, Politics, 21st Century, United States, International Relations, Military Fiction, American History, War, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 1564
series: American Empire Project
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: California Book Award
category: Nonfiction (Gold)
publisher: Verso Publishing