The Army of the Republic
Stuart Archer Cohen, . . St. Martin's, $24.95 (422pp) ISBN 978-0-312-38377-0
Politically liberal readers will probably best appreciate Cohen's near-future thriller, in which corporate oligarchs run America and the middle classes acquiesce through fear of the displaced underclass, composed of those generally left behind by globalization. A coalition of trade unionists, environmentalists, religious groups and civil libertarians opposes the oligarchs. When the administration hacks electronic voting to rig elections, a general strike is called that's put down with Blackwater-style mercenaries. This leads a small group of activists to launch a campaign of assassinations and sabotage to force the government into allowing elections, but this triggers even more repression. While Cohen (
Reviewed on: 07/14/2008
Genre: Fiction
Other - 432 pages - 978-1-4299-3120-5
Paperback - 432 pages - 978-0-312-42905-8