The positions taken in the pieces here are clearly identifiable as cogent, liberal arguements, based on law, aganist the war. Whether one supports them or opposes them, neither professional commentators or laymen can ignore them. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Kurt Baumeister's debut novel, a satirical spy thriller entitled Pax Americana, will be published by Stalking Horse Press in 2017. Paul Otremba The poems in Pax Americana are born out of the violent, fractious, and disillusioning opening to the 21 st century. PAX AMERICANA shows us a picture of a future both hysterical and terrifying. A graduate of Emerson’s MFA program and a Contributing Editor with The Weeklings, Kurt has written for Salon, Electric Literature, The Nervous Breakdown, The Rumpus, The Good Men Project, and others. Pax Americana The fourth chapter, illustrated by Frank Quitely, [11] Pax Americana: In Which We Burn [39] takes place on Earth-4 and features characters from Charlton Comics . The spy thriller plot, particularly as we know it from James Bond films, serves as a surprisingly flexible skeleton for Baumeister to tell a dystopic tale of a not-too-distant American future after thirty plus years of right wing control. PAX AMERICANA is a terrific debut novel. Welcome back. Welcome back. Kurt Baumeister’s zestful, remorseless, clear-eyed debut novel Pax Americana bounds on to the scene at a time when its humor is not only welcome, but necessary. This book examines the language and the ideology of the Pax Romana, the Pax Britannica and the Pax Americana within the broader contexts of 'hegemony' and 'empire'. Pax Americana Hardcover – July 17, 1967 by Ronald Steel (Author) › Visit Amazon's Ronald Steel Page. Pax Americana. A daringly imaginative book.”-Thaisa Frank, author of Heidegger’s Glasses and Enchantment “Slangy, irreverent, and terribly comic, Baumeister’s Pax Americana is a satirical ode to America Past, Present, and Future. Yellowjacket, in his civilian identity, was a comic book artist. Whether one supports them or opposes them, neither professional commentators or laymen can ignore them. A dark strain of humor runs throughout, transported by a cast of morally obscure characters. "KIRKUS REVIEW : In a first book, The End of Alliance: America and the Future of Europe, the author, a young writer on international affairs, wrote an important popular study of the withering away of the Atlantic strategy of the United States and the disruption of NATO out of old age. PAX AMERICANA is a terrific debut novel. George W. Bush's foreign policy vindicated by a quick victory in Iraq, lucrative invasions of Egypt and Syria followed, bringing unparalleled prosperity to America and setting off thirty years of right-wing rule. At the heart of this cheeky thriller is Diana Scorsi, a brilliant scientist who has created an AI software that can become whichever god you need it to be, thus demolishing religion as it's currently known. Part satire, part homage to the form, Pax Americana also resonates with other parodies like Archer and the Austin Powers movies—there’s an. Seen as both a threat and a miracle, hard core traditionalists, religious cultists. It asserts American dominance, as the lone superpower –a status no rival power, if one existed, would be allowed to challenge. Pax Americana, Kurt Baumeister, Paperback, 380 pages, Published March 15th 2017 by Stalking Horse Press, ISBN 0998433942 (ISBN13: 9780998433943). Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. So I am leaving them behind. The author weaves his tale of paranoia and espionage with masterful skill and demonstrates a startling understand for what could be our future. 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