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The new American militarism : how Americans are seduced by war /
In this book, the author 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, the author argues,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In this book, the author 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, the author argues, commits Americans to turning the US into a crusader state with a self-proclaimed mission of driving history to its final destination: the world-wide embrace of the American way of life. This mindset invites endless war and the ever-deepening militarization of US policy. The upshot, acutely evident in the aftermath of 9/11, has been a revival of vast ambitions and certainty, this time married to a pronounced affinity for the sword. As it alienates others, it will leave the United States increasingly isolated. It will end, the author asserts, in bankruptcy, moral as well as economic, and in abject failure. -- From publisher's description. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 270 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-261) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1423746686 9781423746683 9780195183948 0195183940 9780195173383 0195173384 1280428147 9781280428142 9780199727148 0199727147 |