Essays of a Citizen: From National Security State to Democracy: From National Security State to Democracy

by Marcus G. Raskin

Overview

First Published in 1992. This volume includes Raskin's political essays on true democracy in running a nation's security affairs. He explores the arrogance of power, offers a commitment to constructive critique of government policy and alternative proposals to resolve problems of a nation trying to live up to the principles of the Declaration of Independence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780873327640
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/01/1991
Series:	From Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and
Pages:	321
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Democracy versus the National Security State; Chapter 2 The Kennedy Hawks Assume Power from the Eisenhower Vultures; Chapter 3 Ideological Premises of the United States' Cold War Policies; Chapter 4 A National Security Manager Tries to Explain; Chapter 5 From National Security State to Democracy; Chapter 6 American Idealism, War Crimes, and a Law of Personal Accountability; Chapter 7 Integrity and the State: Sartre, Solzhenitsyn, and Sakharov; Chapter 8 Ideology and the Arms Race; Chapter 9 Dealing with Gorbachev; Chapter 10 Post—Cold War Options: The New Order?; Chapter 11 Draft Treaty for a Comprehensive Program for Common Security and General Disarmament; Chapter 12 Fulfilling the Ideals of the French Revolution;