Origins of the Warfare State: World War II and the Transformation of American Politics

by Carl Boggs

The post-World War II emergence of a full-blown state of perpetual war is arguably the most important feature of contemporary American politics. This book examines the "warfare state" in terms of a broad ensemble of structures, policies, and ideologies: permanent war economy, national security-state, global expansion of military bases, merger of state, corporate, and military power, an imperial presidency, the nuclear establishment, and superpower...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138204366
• ISBN13: 9781138204362
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"