The American Deep State: Big Money, Big Oil, and the Struggle for U.S. Democracy

by Peter Dale Scott

Book Overview

Now in a new edition updated through the unprecedented 2016 presidential election, this provocative book makes a compelling case for a hidden "deep state" that influences and often opposes official U.S. policies. Prominent political analyst Peter Dale Scott begins by tracing America's increasing militarization, restrictions on constitutional rights, and income disparity since World War II. With the start of the Cold War, he argues, the U.S. government...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442214252
• ISBN13: 9781442214255
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"