Covert Capital : Landscapes of Denial and the Making of U.S. Empire in the Suburbs of Northern Virginia /

The capital of the U.S. Empire after World War II was not a city. It was an American suburb. In this innovative and timely history, Andrew Friedman chronicles how the CIA and other national security institutions created a U.S. imperial home front in the suburbs of Northern Virginia. In this covert c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Friedman, Andrew, 1974-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Intelligence service.
Federal areas within states.
Buildings.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
Federal areas within states > Virginia.
Intelligence service > United States > History.
Northern Virginia.
Virginia.
United States.
Virginie (Nord) > Constructions.
Virginia, Northern > Buildings, structures, etc.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The capital of the U.S. Empire after World War II was not a city. It was an American suburb. In this innovative and timely history, Andrew Friedman chronicles how the CIA and other national security institutions created a U.S. imperial home front in the suburbs of Northern Virginia. In this covert capital, the suburban landscape provided a cover for the workings of U.S. imperial power, which shaped domestic suburban life. The Pentagon and the CIA built two of the largest office buildings in the country there during and after the war that anchored a new imperial culture and social world.
Physical Description:1 online resource (428 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780520956681

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