{"product_id":"2940169602227","title":"Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis final volume of Chalmers Johnson¿s bestselling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlowback\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e trilogy confronts the overreaching of the American empire and the threat it poses to the republic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn his prophetic book \u003cem\u003eBlowback\u003c\/em\u003e, Johnson linked the CIA¿s clandestine activities abroad to disaster at home. In \u003cem\u003eThe Sorrows of Empire\u003c\/em\u003e, he explored how the growth of American militarism has jeopardized our security. Now, in \u003cem\u003eNemesis\u003c\/em\u003e, he shows how American imperialism undermines the republic itself, both economically and politically.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing comparisons to empires past, Johnson explores in vivid detail the likely consequences of our dependence on a permanent war economy and what it will mean when the globe¿s sole ¿hyperpower,¿ no longer capable of paying for the vaulting ambitions of its leaders, becomes the greatest hyper-debtor of all time. In his stunning conclusion, Johnson suggests that the crisis of a financial breakdown could ultimately prove to be the only path to a renewed nation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Blackstone Audio production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47102210834672,"sku":"2940169602227","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169602227_p0.jpg?v=1769897269","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169602227","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}