Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace: How We Got to be So Hated, Causes of Conflict

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace by Gore Vidal 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 McVeighs 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 "Vidals imagination of American politics is so powerful as to compel awe."--Harold Bloom, The New York Review of Books FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Back Cover Los buenos matrimonios requieren sabidur Long Description Following the attacks of 11 September 2001, George W. Bush said of the perpetrators: They are evil, we are good. Bush responded to the disaster with severe restrictions on civil liberties, declaring to his critics: Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists. When Timothy McVeigh blew up the federal building in Oklahoma City in 1995, Bill Clinton likewise introduced draconian legislation, and suggested that those who were against the measures were terrorist co-conspirators and unpatriotic.In Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace, the masterful, award-winning writer Gore Vidal transcends the simplistic black-and-white sloganizing of politicians and the corporate-sponsored media. Far from being an apologist for terrorism, Vidal makes a rational investigation into the causes behind the devastating events of 11 September and the Oklahoma bombing. He even enters into a remarkable correspondence with McVeigh, partially reproduced here. One of the last great independent thinkers, Vidal refuses to be steamrollered by the weight of received wisdom and media consensus. Things just happen out there in the American media, and we consumers dont need to be told the why of anything, he observes. Unsurprisingly, his attempts to publish an essay on 11 September met with failure in his native USA.The United States, argues Vidal, has been engaged in what the historian Charles A. Beard called perpetual war for perpetual peace. The Federation of American Scientists has catalogued nearly two hundred military incursions since 1945 in which the United States has been the aggressor. In a series of penetrating and startling essays, Gore Vidal challenges the cosy conclusion following both 11 September and the Oklahoma bombing that these were simply the acts of evil-doersE. As he explains in his introduction: With both bin Laden and McVeigh, I thought it useful to describe the various provocations on our side that drove them to such terrible acts. Review Text There is no one quite like him, and if you do not know his work you should. - TimesGore Vidal is the most elegant, erudite and eclectic writer of his generation. - GuardianVidals combination of learning, wit and disdain gets into your blood. He can change the way you think. - ObserverA figure whose vibrant verbal presence has itself been an essential of American cultural life for the past fifty-odd years. - TLSA class act ... a few hours in his company is still a panacea for all ills. - Independent on SundayVidal is the outstanding literary radical of America. - Melvyn BraggHe can express in a phrase what a more solemn essayist would be hard pressed to put in a paragraph. - Peter AckroydThe master essayist of our age. - Washington Post Book WorldVidal is the best all-round American man of letters since Edmund Wilson. - Newsweek Details ISBN1902636384 Author Gore Vidal Pages 176 Year 2002 ISBN-10 1902636384 ISBN-13 9781902636382 Format Paperback Imprint Clairview Books Subtitle How We Got to be So Hated, Causes of Conflict in the Last Empire Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1925 Media Book Publisher Clairview Books Place of Publication Forest Row DEWEY 327.16 Publication Date 2002-11-05 Short Title Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace Language English UK Release Date 2002-11-05 NZ Release Date 2002-11-05 Audience General AU Release Date 2002-11-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:580444;

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