Origins of the Warfare State: World War II and the Transformation of American Politics Contributor(s): Boggs, Carl (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138204358 ISBN-13: 9781138204355 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - Arms Control - Political Science | Political Process - General - Political Science | Security (national & International) |
Dewey: 320.973 |
LCCN: 2016016265 |
Physical Information: 208 pages |
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Publisher Description: 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. |