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The author makes very salient points on how t...more...]]> 77826618 35423 187655 0195311981 9780195311983 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172541678m/187655.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172541678s/187655.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187655.The_New_American_Militarism_How_Americans_Are_Seduced_by_War 4.09 87 2005 0 0 false Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 01:02:25 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 01:06:59 -0800 2009 more...]]> 50720063 45360 5479360 1 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5479360.The_New_American_Militarism_How_Americans_Are_Seduced_by_War 4.33 3 This perilous union, Bacevich argues, commits Americans to a futile enterprise, turning the US into a crusader state with a self-proclaimed mission of driving history to its final destination: the world-wide embrace of the American way of life. This mindset invites endless war and the ever-deepening militarization of US policy. It promises not to perfect but to pervert American ideals and to accelerate the hollowing out of American democracy. As it alienates others, it will leave the United States increasingly isolated. It will end in bankruptcy, moral as well as economic, and in abject failure.
The New American Militarism examines the origins and implications of this misguided enterprise. The author shows how American militarism emerged as a reaction to the Vietnam War. Various groups in American society--soldiers, politicians on the make, intellectuals, strategists, Christian evangelicals, even purveyors of pop culture--came to see the revival of military power and the celebration of military values as the antidote to all the ills besetting the country as a consequence of Vietnam and the 1960s. The upshot, acutely evident in the aftermath of 9/11, has been a revival of vast ambitions and certainty, this time married to a pronounced affinity for the sword.
Bacevich urges us to restore a sense of realism and a sense of proportion to US policy. He proposes, in short, to bring American purposes and American methods--especially with regard to the role of the military--back into harmony with the nation's founding ideals.]]> 2005 5 1 false Thu Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 11:15:59 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 11:18:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 41141052 696370 187655 0195311981 9780195311983 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172541678m/187655.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172541678s/187655.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187655.The_New_American_Militarism_How_Americans_Are_Seduced_by_War 4.09 87 2005 3 0 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Dec 28 19:49:04 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 20:56:42 -0800 2008 60091450 2423621 187655 0195311981 9780195311983 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172541678m/187655.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172541678s/187655.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187655.The_New_American_Militarism_How_Americans_Are_Seduced_by_War 4.09 87 2005 3 0 false Sat May 26 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 17 16:29:15 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 16:29:15 -0700 2009 63371526 2122677 187655 0195311981 9780195311983 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172541678m/187655.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172541678s/187655.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187655.The_New_American_Militarism_How_Americans_Are_Seduced_by_War 4.09 87 2005 5 0 false Sat Sep 19 11:38:31 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 19:36:52 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 11:38:31 -0700 2009
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