American Warfare State - The Domestic Politics of Military Spending

How is it that the United States-a country founded on a distrust of standing armies and strong centralized power-came to have the most powerful military in history? This book argues that there are profound relationships among the size and persistence of the American military complex, and the growth in presidential power to launch military actions.

Info autore

Rebecca U. Thorpe is assistant professor of political science at the University of Washington. She lives in Seattle.

Riassunto

How is it that the United States-a country founded on a distrust of standing armies and strong centralized power-came to have the most powerful military in history? This book argues that there are profound relationships among the size and persistence of the American military complex, and the growth in presidential power to launch military actions.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Rebecca U. Thorpe, Thorpe Rebecca U.
• Editore: University Of Chicago Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 16.04.2014
• EAN: 9780226124070
• ISBN: 978-0-226-12407-0
• Pagine: 248
• Serie: Chicago Series on Internationa; Chicago Series on International and Domestic Institutions
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Politica e sua amministrazione; USA, HISTORY / Military / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Public Finance, HISTORY / Military / United States, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Military Policy, United States of America, USA, Military administration, Central / national / federal government policies, Public finance, Central government policies, Public finance and taxation