Globalization and empire : the U.S. invasion of Iraq, free markets, and the twilight of democracy / Stephen John Hartnett and Laura Ann Stengrim.

Author/creator Hartnett, Stephen J.
Other author Stengrim, Laura Ann.
Format Book
Publication InfoTuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2006.
Descriptionxiii, 387 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

SeriesRhetoric, culture, and social critique
Rhetoric, culture, and social critique. ^A586591
Contents Acknowledgments -- List of abbreviations and acronyms -- Introduction: globalization, empire, and the productions of violence -- "The whole operation of deception": reconstructing President Bush's rhetoric of weapons of mass destruction -- War rhetorics: the national security strategy of the United States and President Bush's globalization-through-benevolent-empire -- "It is accelerating": the rhetorics of globalization and the dilemmas of U.S. power -- Privatizing the empire: globalizing crony capitalism and the rhetoric of "Renewal in Iraq" -- Conclusion: rhetorical integrity and the twilight of democracy -- Appendix: sources of information for scholars and empowerment for activists -- Notes -- Index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [307]-366) and index.
LCCN 2005024351
ISBN0817315012
ISBN9780817315016

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks DS79.76 .H3756 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold