Making the forever war : Marilyn B. Young on the culture and politics of American militarism /
The late historian Marilyn B. Young, a preeminent voice on the history of U.S. military conflict, spent her career reassessing the nature of American global power, its influence on domestic culture and politics and the consequences felt by those on the receiving end of U.S. military force. At the ce...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amherst :
University of Massachusetts Press,
[2021]
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| Series: | Culture and politics in the Cold War and beyond.
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| Summary: | The late historian Marilyn B. Young, a preeminent voice on the history of U.S. military conflict, spent her career reassessing the nature of American global power, its influence on domestic culture and politics and the consequences felt by those on the receiving end of U.S. military force. At the center of her inquiries was a seeming paradox. How can the United States stay continually at war, yet Americans pay so little attention to this militarism? Making the Forever War brings Young's articles and essays on American war together for the first time, including never before published works. Moving from the first years of the Cold War to Korea, Vietnam and more recent "forever" wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Young reveals the ways in which war became ever-present, yet more covert and abstract, particularly as aerial bombings and faceless drone strikes have attained greater strategic value. For Young, U.S. empire persisted because of, not despite, the inattention of most Americans. The collection concludes with an afterword by prominent military historian Andrew Bacevich. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 224 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781625345684 1625345682 9781625345691 1625345690 |