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DIGGING DEEPER LIX: The End of American Exceptionalism
| What | King's Books UFPPC |
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| When |
2008-10-06 19:00
2008-10-06 20:30
2008-10-06 from 19:00 to 20:30 |
| Where | King's Books, 218 St. Helens Avenue, Tacoma |
| Contact Name | Mark Jensen |
| Contact Email | jensenmk@plu.edu |
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From the dust jacket: "*The Limits of Power* identifies a profound triple crisis facing America today: the economy, in remarkable disarray, can no longer be fixed by relying on expansion abroad; the government, transformed by an imperial presidency, is a democracy in form only; the nation's involvement in endless wars, driven by a deep infatuation with military power, has been a catastrophe for the body politic. These pressing problems threaten us all, Republicans and Democrats. If the nation is to solve its predicament, it will need the revival of a distinctly American approach: the neglected tradition of realism."
UFPPC study circle
DIGGING DEEPER LIX: The End of American Exceptionalism
On October 6, Digging Deeper LIX will examine Andrew Bacevich's critique of American exceptionalism, *The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism* (Metropolitan Books, August 2008).
From the dust jacket: "*The Limits of Power* identifies a profound triple crisis facing America today: the economy, in remarkable disarray, can no longer be fixed by relying on expansion abroad; the government, transformed by an imperial presidency, is a democracy in form only; the nation's involvement in endless wars, driven by a deep infatuation with military power, has been a catastrophe for the body politic. These pressing problems threaten us all, Republicans and Democrats. If the nation is to solve its predicament, it will need the revival of a distinctly American approach: the neglected tradition of realism."
Since July 2004, United for Peace of Pierce County has been conducting Digging Deeper, a Monday-evening book discussion group, often in the form of a study circle. Topics have included peak oil, climate change, the corporation, torture, Iran, U.S.-Iran relations, the writings of Robert Baer, Islam, American immigration policy, Barack Obama and the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., Saul Alinsky's life and writings, war and human nature, parallels between the U.S. and ancient Rome, the sustainability revolution, the debt crisis, 9/11, and energy geopolitics, as well as
abiding themes of war, peace, politics, and social change. Occasionally,
the group has spent several weeks reading longer works, like Daniel Yergin's *The Prize* or Robert Fisk's *The Great War for Civilisation*.
DIGGING DEEPER meets every Monday from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Mandolin Cafe, 3923 S. 12th St., Tacoma, WA.
Participation is free. No more copies of these books are available from UFPPC for purchase or loan at this time; try King's Books (218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma) or other local bookstores. More info: contact Mark Jensen