Main Origins of the Warfare State: World War II and the Transformation of American Politics
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Origins of the Warfare State: World War II and the Transformation of American Politics

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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.


Request Code : ZLIBIO2236739
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Year:
2016
Edition:
1
Publisher:
Routledge
Language:
English
Pages:
208
ISBN 10:
1138204366
ISBN 13:
9781138204362
ISBN:
1138204366,9781138204362

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