Essays of a Citizen: From National Security State to Democracy
From National Security State to Democracy
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Book Description
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.
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;
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Biography
Marcus G. Raskin