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Capitalism, Hegemony and Violence in the Age of Drones

von: Norman Pollack
149,79 €
Verlag:	Palgrave Macmillan
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	12.12.2017
ISBN/EAN:	9783319648880
Sprache:	englisch

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Titelbeschreibung

This book offers a critical analysis of the rise of the US to global hegemony against a background of increased erosion of democracy and rule of law, and a rising linear pattern of near-absolute capitalist development. The author argues that the significant shrinkage of the ideological spectrum globally, as a result of worrisome levels of business and government interpenetration, has created a dangerous 'prefascist configuration' whereby unthinkable levels of violence have been normalized through the use of technologies such as drones, increasingly condoned even by 'liberal' groups and the so-called political left. Using the example of the Obama administration and its increased reliance on drone assassinations, the volume makes a case for the dangers that lie in today's unique convergence of lack of transparency in government, business-government interpenetration, informal social regimentation, and militarization of capitalism. <br><br> <br>

Inhaltsverzeichnis

<div>1. Introduction: Moral-Political Philosophy, A Spectrum Shift Rightward .- 2. Advancing Monopoly Capitalism: A Totalitarian Mental Landscape .- 3. Hierarchical Structuring of the Social Order: Ideological Implications .- 4. Interpenetration: Business-Government Co-Partnership .- 5. Comparative Probing of Fascism: Japan and America .- 6. Liberal Dimensions of Structural Uniformity: Capitalism and National Power .- 7. Framework of Corporatism: Contrasts in Leadership (FDR vs. Obama) .- 8. Political Reflections: Education of a (Sometime) Radical .- 9. Master of Counterrevolution: Obama—Character and Policies .- 10. Butchers of the Beltway: Anatomy of “Legitimated Violence” .- 11. American/Israeli War Crimes: National Policies Engendering Fear .- 12. Contempt for the Law: Presidential Subterfuge .- 13. Nadir of Public Morality: The Age of the Drone .- 14. The Drone and Aberrant Government: Normalization of the Unthinkable .- 15. On Distance and Disconnection: Entering a Moral Black Hole .- 16. “Greater Leverage”: Military-Speak for Imperialism .- 17. A Moment in American Policy: The Death of Anwar al-Awlaki .- 18. Transgressions of Moral Law: Enlarged Scope of Legal Authority .- 19. Stirrings Toward Usurpation: Defying the Rule of Law .- 20. Echoes of the Cold War: A Strategy of Pre-Emptive Strikes .- 21. Epilogue: Threads Left Unexplored: Objectification and Bureaucratization.</div>

Autorenportrait

<b>Norman Pollack</b> was Professor of History emeritus at Michigan State University and previously taught at Yale University and Wayne State University, USA. His published works include <i>The Populist Response to Industrial America</i>, <i>The Just Polity</i>, and <i>The Humane Economy</i>. In his last years, he frequently wrote for the online magazine <i>Counterpunch</i>.

Sonderbeitrag

Examines a rightward shift in American politics from the 1930s (FDR's New Deal) to 2016 (end of the Obama era) Chronicles the advance of neoliberal corporate capitalism and its interconnections with government, the militarization of US society, the emergence of proto-fascism in US politics, and the increasing irrelevance of international law Applies a political economy-Marxist-Frankfurt school critique to 21st century phenomena, including drone warfare and the further advance of neoliberal capitalism and neoliberal politics during the Obama years

Verkaufsargumente

Examines a rightward shift in American politics from the 1930s (FDR's New Deal) to 2016 (end of the Obama era)<div><br/></div><div>Chronicles the advance of neoliberal corporate capitalism and its interconnections with government, the militarization of US society, the emergence of proto-fascism in US politics, and the increasing irrelevance of international law </div><div><br/></div><div>Applies a political economy-Marxist-Frankfurt school critique to 21st century phenomena, including drone warfare and the further advance of neoliberal capitalism and neoliberal politics during the Obama years<br/></div>