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| Named Person: | George W Bush |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Naomi Wolf |
| ISBN: | 9781933392790 1933392797 |
| OCLC Number: | 144769760 |
| Description: | xiii, 176 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction: Ten steps -- The founders and the fragility of democracy -- Invoke an external and internal threat -- Establish secret prisons -- Develop a paramilitary force -- Surveil ordinary citizens -- Infiltrate citizens' groups -- Arbitrarily detain and release citizens -- Target key individuals -- Restrict the press -- Cast criticism as "espionage" and dissent as "treason" -- Subvert the rule of law -- Conclusion: The patriot's task. |
| Responsibility: | Naomi Wolf. |
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Abstract:
In a stunning indictment of the Bush administration and Congress, best-selling author Naomi Wolf lays out her case for saving American democracy. With authoritative research and documentation Wolf explains how events of the last six years parallel steps taken in the early years of the 20th centuryis worst dictatorships.
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"You will be shocked and disturbed by this book. Most Americans reject outright any comparison of post 9/11 America with the fascism and totalitarianism of Nazi Germany or Pinochet's Chile. Sadly, the parallels and similarities, what Wolf calls the 'echoes' between those societies and America today, are all too compelling."--Michael Ratner, Center for Constitutional Rights Read more...
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