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State of War: The Political Economy of American Warfare, 1945-2011 (Modern War Studies (Hardcover))
Paul A.C. Koistinen
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Hardcover. The fifth and final volume in the author's sweeping study of the political economy of American warfare. Describes the bipolar world that developed from the rivalry between the U.S. and USSR and shows how seventy years of defense spending have bred a monster that has sunk its claws into the very fabric of American life. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
In his farewell speech, President Dwight Eisenhower famously warned us of the dangers of a military-industrial complex (MIC). In Paul Koistinen’s sobering new book, that warning appears to have been both prophetic and largely ignored.
As the final volume in his magisterial study of the political economy of American warfare, State of War describes the bipolar world that developed from the rivalry between the U.S. and USSR, showing how seventy years of defence spending have bred a monster that has sunk its claws into the very fabric of American life. Koistinen underscores how during the second half ... Read more
In his farewell speech, President Dwight Eisenhower famously warned us of the dangers of a military-industrial complex (MIC). In Paul Koistinen’s sobering new book, that warning appears to have been both prophetic and largely ignored.
As the final volume in his magisterial study of the political economy of American warfare, State of War describes the bipolar world that developed from the rivalry between the U.S. and USSR, showing how seventy years of defence spending have bred a monster that has sunk its claws into the very fabric of American life. Koistinen underscores how during the second half ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700618743
SKU
V9780700618743
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About Paul A.C. Koistinen
PAUL A. C. KOISTINEN is Emeritus Professor of History, California State University, Northridge. His previous volumes on the political economy of American warfare are Beating Ploughshares into Swords, 1606–1865; Mobilizing for Modern War, 1865–1919; Planning War, Pursuing Peace, 1920–1939 ; and Arsenal of World War II, 1940–1945 .
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