ISBN: 1350362255 9781350362253

Category: History / United States / General

Page count: 432

<p><i>Rogue State</i> and its author came to sudden international attention when Osama Bin Laden quoted the book publicly in January 2006, propelling the book to the top of the bestseller charts in a matter of hours.<br> <br> It is an essential guide to the crimes and misdemeanours of the world's only superpower.<br> <br> 'After reading <i>Rogue State</i>, it is impossible to hang fast to the comforting illusion that the "American way" is some kind of enlightenment.'<br> Will Self<br> <br> 'A book of charges to be tied to a paving stone and thrown at the men in Washington.'<br> <i>Independent on Sunday</i></p>