Imperial Delusions - American Militarism and Endless War

Informationen zum Autor Carl Boggs is professor of social sciences at National University in Los Angeles. He has written numerous books, including Imperial Delusions: American Militarism and Endless War (2005) and, with Tom Pollard, The Hollywood War Machine: Militarism and American Popular Culture (2006). He has received the Charles McCoy Career Achievement Award from the American Political Science Association. Klappentext This book explores the rise of a new militarism in America since the end of the Cold War. Carl Boggs deftly shows how the culture of militarism is transforming American society and foreign policy, leading Americans to dominate the world without examining the consequences. Zusammenfassung This book explores the rise of a new militarism in America since the end of the Cold War. Carl Boggs deftly shows how the culture of militarism is transforming American society and foreign policy! leading Americans to dominate the world without examining the consequences. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Rise of the Military Behemoth Chapter 4 The US Struggle for Global Domination Chapter 5 The Military and Subversion of Democratic Politics Chapter 6 The Culture of Militarism Chapter 7 The Crimes of Empire Chapter 8 The Eclipse of US Hegemony?

Product details

• Authors: Carl Boggs, Boggs Carl
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.12.2004
• EAN: 9780742527720
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-2772-0
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Polemics; Polemics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / Military / United States, International Relations, Warfare & defence, United States of America, USA, Warfare and defence