Unwarranted Influence - Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Military-Industrial Complex

Zusammenfassung Shows how the government! military contractors! and America's overall economy have become inseparable. This book uncovers the afterlife of the military-industrial complex! an idea that arose as early as the 1930s! and also shows how it gained traction during World War II! the Cold War! and the Vietnam era.

Product details

• Authors: James Ledbetter, Ledbetter James
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.10.2011
• EAN: 9780300177626
• ISBN: 978-0-300-17762-6
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Icons of America; Icons of America
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics