The book expounds on the rise of bellicose nationalism in America's response to terrorism, and critically examines its domestic and international impact. While demythologizing war, the analysis deconstructs nationalism's view of democracy, security and identity, disclosing it as a narrative fundamentally in contradiction to the narrative of peace and democracy.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1: The Eclipse of Peace and Democracy
Chapter 2: Key Elaborations on the Nationalist Worldview
Chapter 3: Contrasts Between Bellicose Nationalism and Peace and Democracy as Worldviews
Chapter 4: The Rise of American Nationalism Post 9/11 and Unraveling of International Relations
Chapter 5: The Scope and Vision of America's Global War on Terror
Chapter 6: An Autopsy of War: The Political and Military Implications of Hard Power
Chapter 7: An Autopsy of War: Corruption as a Moral Problem or Natural Byproduct?
Chapter 8: An Autopsy of War: Nationalism, War, Truth and the Rule of Law
Chapter 9: An Autopsy of War: War as a Regime Versus the Regime of Peace and Democracy
Conclusion: The Obama and Trump Administrations that Followed