| Fortress California, 1910-1961: From Warfare to Welfare Contributor(s): Lotchin, Roger W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252071034 ISBN-13: 9780252071034 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $27.72 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2002 Annotation: Fortress California, in paperback for the first time, links the growth of the U.S. military-industrial complex to civic leaders who competed for military bases and military contracts to ensure economic growth. Analyzing the growth of Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco from 1910 to 1961, Roger W. Lotchin discredits the assumption that the industrialization of the Sunbelt was a result of a partnership between industry and the military. He provides instead a detailed and forceful argument that municipalities used federal resources to build urban empires and metropolitan-military complexes. These increased the flow of federal dollars into the state, thereby shifting the focus of the military-industrial complex from warfare to welfare. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - United States - Business & Economics | Government & Business - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 338.473 |
| LCCN: 2002025373 |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 6" W x 9.38" (1.33 lbs) 440 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - West Coast - Geographic Orientation - California |
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| Publisher Description: Fortress California, now in paperback for the first time, links the growth of the U.S. military-industrial complex to civic leaders who competed for military bases and military contracts to ensure economic growth. Analyzing the growth of Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco from 1910 to 1961, Roger W. Lotchin discredits the assumption that the industrialization of the Sunbelt was a result of a partnership between industry and the military. He provides instead a detailed and forceful argument that municipalities used federal resources to build urban empires and metropolitan-military complexes. These have increased the flow of federal dollars into the state, thereby shifting the focus of the military-industrial complex from warfare to welfare. |