| Description |
1 online resource (296 pages) |
| Contents |
The military-industrial giant: an empire in itself -- Imperial militarisms: past and present -- The rise of U.S. militarism -- Inventing "threats to our national interests" -- Militant Islam, terrorism, and "clash of civilizations" -- Behind the invasion of Iraq -- Waste, inefficiency, and the spoils of military spending -- The political economy of U.S. military spending -- Limits of U.S. militarism |
| Summary |
This wide-ranging, interdisciplinary analysis blends history, economics, and politics to challenge most of the prevailing accounts of the rise of U.S. militarism. While acknowledging the contributory role of some of the most widely-cited culprits (big oil, neoconservative ideology, the Zionist lobby, and President Bush?s world outlook), this study explores the bigger, but largely submerged, picture: the political economy of war and militarism. The study is unique not only for its thorough examination of the economics of military spending, but also for its careful analysis of a series of closely related topics (petroleum, geopolitics, imperialism, terrorism, religious fundamentalism, the war in Iraq, and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict) that may appear as digressions but, in fact, help shed more light on the main investigation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-289) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Military-industrial complex -- United States
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Political economy -- USA.
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Political science & theory -- USA.
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International relations -- USA.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Service.
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Economics.
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Military-industrial complex
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Military policy -- Economic aspects
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Military policy -- Economic aspects
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| Subject |
United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781403983428 |
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1403983429 |
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9781403972859 |
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1403972850 |
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1281365629 |
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9781281365620 |
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