Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace: How We Got to Be So Hated
| Author: | Gore Vidal |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Publish Date: | April 9, 2002 |
| ISBN-10: | 156025405X |
| ISBN-13: | 9781560254058 |
| List Price: | $15.00 |
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Title: Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace: How We Got to Be So Hated
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In essay-articles on Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City bombing, as well as in new thoughts on 9/11, Vidal expresses his dissenting views on America and its role around the world.
Publisher Notes
The United States has been engaged in what the great historian Charles A. Beard called "perpetual war for perpetual peace." The Federation of American Scientists has cataloged nearly 200 military incursions since 1945 in which the United States has been the aggressor. In a series of penetrating and alarming essays, whose centerpiece is a commentary on the events of September 11, 2001 (deemed too controversial to publish in this country until now) Gore Vidal challenges the comforting consensus following September 11th and goes back and draws connections to Timothy McVeigh's bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City. He asks were these simply the acts of "evil-doers?" "Gore Vidal is the master essayist of our age." — Washington Post "Our greatest living man of letters."—Boston Globe "Vidal's imagination of American politics is so powerful as to compel awe."—Harold Bloom, The New York Review of Books
Industry Reviews
"[E]ven at his most contrarian, Vidal's writing is powerful and graceful."
(04/01/2002)
Click on this books subject categories to see related titles:
Political science > International relations / general
Political science > Peace
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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace: How We Got to Be So Hated and it was written by Gore Vidal. This edition of Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace: How We Got to Be So Hated is in a Paperback format. This books publish date is April 9, 2002 and it has a suggested retail price of $15.00. It was published by Nation Books and has 160 pages in the book. The 10 digit ISBN is 156025405X and the 13 digit ISBN is 9781560254058. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.
In essay-articles on Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City bombing, as well as in new thoughts on 9/11, Vidal expresses his dissenting views on America and its role around the world.
Publisher Notes
The United States has been engaged in what the great historian Charles A. Beard called "perpetual war for perpetual peace." The Federation of American Scientists has cataloged nearly 200 military incursions since 1945 in which the United States has been the aggressor. In a series of penetrating and alarming essays, whose centerpiece is a commentary on the events of September 11, 2001 (deemed too controversial to publish in this country until now) Gore Vidal challenges the comforting consensus following September 11th and goes back and draws connections to Timothy McVeigh's bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City. He asks were these simply the acts of "evil-doers?" "Gore Vidal is the master essayist of our age." — Washington Post "Our greatest living man of letters."—Boston Globe "Vidal's imagination of American politics is so powerful as to compel awe."—Harold Bloom, The New York Review of Books
Industry Reviews
"[E]ven at his most contrarian, Vidal's writing is powerful and graceful."
(04/01/2002)
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Click on this books subject categories to see related titles:
Political science > International relations / general
Political science > Peace
Law > Civil rights > Liberty
Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace: How We Got to Be So Hated and it was written by Gore Vidal. This edition of Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace: How We Got to Be So Hated is in a Paperback format. This books publish date is April 9, 2002 and it has a suggested retail price of $15.00. It was published by Nation Books and has 160 pages in the book. The 10 digit ISBN is 156025405X and the 13 digit ISBN is 9781560254058. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.
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