Making the forever war :: Marilyn Young on the culture and politics of American militarism /

"The late historian Marilyn B. Young, a preeminent voice on the history of U.S. military conflict, spent her career reassessing the nature of American global power, its influence on domestic culture and politics, and the consequences felt by those on the receiving end of U.S. military force. At...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Young, Marilyn Blatt (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Bradley, Mark, 1961- (HerausgeberIn), Dudziak, Mary L., 1956- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2021]
Schriftenreihe:Culture and politics in the Cold War and beyond
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Zusammenfassung:"The late historian Marilyn B. Young, a preeminent voice on the history of U.S. military conflict, spent her career reassessing the nature of American global power, its influence on domestic culture and politics, and the consequences felt by those on the receiving end of U.S. military force. At the center of her inquiries was a seeming paradox: How can the United States stay continually at war, yet Americans pay so little attention to this militarism? Making the Forever War brings Young's articles and essays on American war together for the first time, including never before published works. Moving from the first years of the Cold War to Korea, Vietnam, and more recent "forever" wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Young reveals the ways in which war became ever-present, yet more covert and abstract, particularly as aerial bombings and faceless drone strikes have attained greater strategic value. For Young, U.S. empire persisted because of, not despite, the inattention of most Americans. The collection concludes with an afterword by prominent military historian Andrew Bacevich"--
Beschreibung:1 online resource.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781613768235
1613768230
9781613768228
1613768222

Es ist kein Print-Exemplar vorhanden.

Volltext öffnen