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Origins of the warfare state : World War II and the transformation of American politics / Carl Boggs.

Boggs, Carl, author.
2017
320.9730904 B674o 2017
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Title
Origins of the warfare state : World War II and the transformation of American politics / Carl Boggs.
Author
Boggs, Carl, author.
ISBN
9781138204355 hardcover
1138204358 hardcover
9781138204362 paperback
1138204366 paperback
9781315469539 electronic book
Published
New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.
Copyright
©2017
Language
English
Description
xv, 191 pages ; 23 cm
Call Number
320.9730904 B674o 2017
System Control No.
(OCoLC)956947557
(OCoLC)956947557
Summary
"The post-World War II emergence of a full-blown state of perpetual war is arguably the most important feature of contemporary American politics. This book examines the 'warfare state' in terms of a broad ensemble of structures, policies, and ideologies: permanent war economy, national security-state, global expansion of military bases, merger of state, corporate, and military power, an imperial presidency, the nuclear establishment, and superpower ambitions. Carl Boggs makes the argument that the 'Good War' led to an authoritarian system that has expanded throughout the post-war decades, undermining liberal-democratic institutions and values in the process. He goes on to suggest that current American electoral politics show no sign of rolling back the warfare state and, in fact, may push it to a new threshold bordering on American fascism"--Publisher description.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
From Pearl Harbor to the "Asian Pivot"
Mobilizing for war
U.S. global power and the "higher immorality" superpower unleashed
The curse of bomb power
The new imperial order
The road to global disaster?
Postscript: Good-war propaganda.
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