In the Shadow of the Garrison State : America's Anti-Statism and Its Cold War Grand Strategy

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War--or the threat of war--usually strengthens states as governments tax, draft soldiers, exert control over industrial production, and dampen internal dissent in order to build military might. The United States, however, was founded on the suspicion of state power, a suspicion that continued to gir...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Friedberg, Aaron L., 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
State, The.
Power (Social sciences)
Political science.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
État.
Pouvoir (Sciences sociales)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE: Statism, Anti-Statism, and American Political Development; CHAPTER TWO: The Cold War Founding; CHAPTER THREE: The American Strategic Synthesis; CHAPTER FOUR: Money; CHAPTER FIVE: Manpower; CHAPTER SIX: Supporting Industries; CHAPTER SEVEN: Arms; CHAPTER EIGHT: Technology; CHAPTER NINE: Conclusions; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W.

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