The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War more books like this

by Professor Andrew J Bacevich

In this provocative new book, Andrew Bacevich warns of a dangerous dual obsession that has taken hold of Americans, conservatives and liberals alike. It is a marriage of militarism and utopian ideology - of unprecedented military might wed to a blind faith in the universality of American values. This perilous union, Bacevich argues, commits ...

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House of War: The Pentagon and the Disastrous Rise of American Power more books like this

by James Carroll (Read by)

This landmark, myth-shattering work chronicles the Pentagon, the most powerful institution in America, the people who created it, and the pathologies it has spawned. Carroll proves a controversial thesis: the Pentagon is the biggest, loosest cannon in American history, and no institution has changed this country more.

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The New Imperialism more books like this

by Professor David Harvey

People around the world are confused and concerned. Is it a sign of strength of or of weakness that the US has suddenly shifted from a politics of consensus to one of coercion on the world stage? What was really at stake in the war on Iraq? Was it all about oil and, if not, what else was involved? What role has a sagging economy played in pushing ...

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Soldier and the State: The Theory and Politics of Civil-Military Relations more books like this

by Samuel P Huntington

In a classic work, Samuel P. Huntington challenges most of the old assumptions and ideas on the role of the military in society. Stressing the value of the military outlook for American national policy, Huntington has performed the distinctive task of developing a general theory of civil-military relations and subjecting it to rigorous historical ...

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The War at Home: The Domestic Costs of Bush's Militarism more books like this

by Frances Fox Piven

One of the country's most celebrated social scientists contends that the war on terror served to shore up the Bush administration's political base and that politicians used the emotional fog of war to further their regressive social and economic agendas.

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The Pornography of Power: How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America more books like this

by Robert Scheer

Called "one of the best reporters of our time" by Joan Didion, Robert Scheer brings a lifetime of journalistic acuity to his impassioned call for a new way of thinking about national defense. He describes the useless weapons we manufacture; the quiet expansion of our military presence throughout the world; the insanity of our nuclear strategy; the ...

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Stripping Bare the Body: Politics, Violence, War more books like this

by Mark Danner

For the first time, the award-winning reportage of Mark Danner--one of America's most brilliant foreign correspondents--brought together at last in a single volume

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America's Military Today: The Challenge of Militarism more books like this

by Tod Ensign

Long-standing soldiers' rights attorney Ensign brings together a range of expert commentators to examine key issues in this eye-opening survey of the way the modern U.S. armed forces enlist, train, and deploy their all-volunteer force.

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A Political Odyssey: The Rise of American Militarism and One Man's Fight to Stop It more books like this

by Mike Gravel, Joe Lauria, Daniel Ellsberg (Foreword by)

Until the first Democratic presidential debate on April 26, 2007, former Alaskan senator Mike Gravel had campaigned in almost total obscurity since becoming the first Democrat to declare candidacy more than a year before. All that changed with a few provocative remarks he made from the debate stage with his seven better-known rivals looking on. ...

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The warfare state more books like this

by Fred J. Cook

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West Point; America's Power Fraternity more books like this

by K Bruce Galloway

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Education as Enforcement: The Militarization and Corporatization of Schools more books like this

by David A Gabbard (Editor), Kenneth J Saltman (Editor), Henry A Giroux (Foreword by)

Education as Enforcement locates a rising culture of militarism found not only in popular culture, civil society and US foreign policy but also in educational policy and practices. Considering the rise of school security apparatus, accountability and standards movements, privatization and commercialization, this book highlights the intersections ...

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American Civil-Military Relations: The Soldier and the State in a New Era more books like this

by Suzanne C Nielsen (Editor), Don M Snider (Editor)

"American Civil-Military Relations" offers the first comprehensive assessment of the subject since the publication of Samuel P. Huntington's field-defining book, "The Soldier and the State". Using this seminal work as a point of departure, experts in the fields of political science, history, and sociology ask what has been learned and what more ...

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Education as Enforcement: The Militarization and Corporatization of Schools more books like this

by Sir G H Treitel, Kenneth J Saltman (Editor), David A Gabbard (Editor)

Education as Enforcement locates a rising culture of militarism found not only in popular culture, civil society and US foreign policy but also in educational policy and practices. Considering the rise of school security apparatus, accountability and standards movements, privatization and commercialization, this book highlights the intersections ...

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The Hollywood War Machine: U.S. Militarism and Popular Culture more books like this

by Carl Boggs, Tom Pollard

This title is written by prolific authors in the field of social sciences. It offers fresh perspectives on films related to WWII, the Cold War and Vietnam. It shows the increasing impact of the US film industry on popular and political culture. It is an excellent guide for undergraduate students in media and cultural studies. In this unique book, ...

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The Rise of Militarism in the Progressive Era, 1900-1914 more books like this

by Roger Possner

This book demonstrates how the War Department and the United States Army worked to build support for the military and foster a martial spirit in the American populace from the turn of the century to the beginning of World War I. This era, dominated by progressives like Theodore Roosevelt, saw an American attitude shift toward structure, social ...

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Voina i mir po-amerikanski : traditsii militarizma v SShA more books like this

by N. N. IAkovlev

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