Chalmers Johnson
Historian, Author
1931 – 2010
Who was Chalmers Johnson?
Chalmers Ashby Johnson was an American author and professor emeritus of the University of California, San Diego. He served in the Korean War, was a consultant for the CIA from 1967 to 1973, and chaired the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of California, Berkeley from 1967 to 1972. He was also president and co-founder with Steven Clemons of the Japan Policy Research Institute, an organization promoting public education about Japan and Asia.
He wrote numerous books including, most recently, three examinations of the consequences of American Empire: Blowback, The Sorrows of Empire, and Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic. A former cold warrior, his fears for the US changed:
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- Born
- Aug 6, 1931
Phoenix - Also known as
- Chalmers Ashby Johnson
- Spouses
- Margaret Sheila Knipscheer
(1957/05 - 2010/11/20)
- Margaret Sheila Knipscheer
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- PhD, University of California, Berkeley
Political Science
( - 1961)
- PhD, University of California, Berkeley
- Lived in
- Cardiff-by-the-Sea
( - 2010/11/20)
- Cardiff-by-the-Sea
- Died
- Nov 20, 2010
Cardiff-by-the-Sea
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on July 23, 2013
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