State of War: The Political Economy of American Warfare, 1945-2011
- ISBN-10
- 0700618740
- ISBN-13
- 9780700618743
- Series
- State of War
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 313
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Modern War Studies (Hardcover)
- Author
- Paul A. C. Koistinen
Description
The fifth and final volume in the author's sweeping study of the political economy of American warfare. Describes the bipolar world that developed from the rivalry between the U.S. and USSR and shows how seventy years of defense spending have bred a monster that has sunk its claws into the very fabric of American life.
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- 2008-09-04
- 256 pages
- Paperback
- Simon and Schuster
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- 2006-10-24
- 248 pages
- Paperback
- Simon and Schuster
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- 2006-01-05
- 240 pages
- Paperback
- Simon and Schuster
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