| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 595 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map |
| Contents |
I. The militarization of America: -- 1. Emergence, 1933-1941 -- 2. Triumph, 1941-1945 -- 3. Consolidation, 1945-1953 -- 4. The uneasy balance, 1953-1961 -- 5. The crisis of militarization, 1961-1966 -- II. The reshaping of American militarization: -- 6. The war mentality in triumph, 1966-1974 -- 7. Back to the future, 1975-1981 -- 8. The illusory remilitarization, 1981-1988 -- 9. A farewell to militarization? 1988-1995 |
| Summary |
In this magisterial book, a prize-winning historian shows how war has defined modern America. Michael Sherry argues that America's intense preoccupation with war emerged on the eve of World War II, marking a turning point as important as the Revolution, the end of the frontier, and other watersheds in American history. In the fifty years since the war, says Sherry, militarization has reshaped every facet of American life: its politics, economics, culture, social relations, and place in the world |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 556-567) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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War and society -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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National security -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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HISTORY.
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National security
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Politics and government
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War and society
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Militarismus
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Militarisering.
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War -- Social aspects -- History.
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United States -- National security -- History.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140464
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140467
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1989- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93001744
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United States -- History, Military -- 20th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140341
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-1993. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89000002
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1993-2001. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92006372
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United States
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USA
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Military history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0585356246 |
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9780585356242 |
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9780300072631 |
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0300072635 |
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9780300061116 |
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0300061110 |
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