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 Info | Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2006. |
| Description | xiii, 387 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Series | Rhetoric, 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 note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-366) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005024351 |
| ISBN | 0817315012 |
| ISBN | 9780817315016 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DS79.76 .H3756 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |