The discussion examines and critiques Chalmers' ideas, and explores the problems of spreading democracy to non-democratic nations. Blowback is a term referring to the unintended negative consequences of foreign and military policy that in Chalmers' view exploited many peoples and nations for the sake of stability.
The book was first published in 2000 and examines the results of American foreign policy during the cold war.
For this discussion, the group read Chalmers Johnson’s "Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire, published by Henry Holt and Company.
T06:30:26-05:00 The Public Affairs book group of Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, DC meets on the last Monday of every month.
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