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The emergency state : America's pursuit of absolute security at all costs /

Provides an analysis of the United States government's narrow-minded focus on security in the years since World War II and how it has become huge, unwieldy and a detriment to democracy and the economy.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Unger, David C.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Press, 2012.
Subjects:
National security > United States.
Crisis management > United States.
National security > United States > Decision making.
Security sector > United States > History.
United States > Politics and government > 20th century.
United States > Politics and government > 21st century.
Description
Summary:Provides an analysis of the United States government's narrow-minded focus on security in the years since World War II and how it has become huge, unwieldy and a detriment to democracy and the economy.
Physical Description:359 pages ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781594203244 (hbk.)
1594203245 (hbk.)