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- ISBN
- 9780520300873
- Book Title
- United States of War : A Global History of America's Endless Conflicts, from Columbus to the Islamic State
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.5in
- Genre
- History, Social Science
- Topic
- Sociology / General, Anthropology / General, United States / General
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 32.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 464 Pages
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2020 L.A. Times Book Prize Finalist, History A provocative examination of how the U.S. military has shaped our entire world, from today's costly, endless wars to the prominence of violence in everyday American life. The United States has been fighting wars constantly since invading Afghanistan in 2001. This nonstop warfare is far less exceptional than it might seem: the United States has been at war or has invaded other countries almost every year since independence. In The United States of War, David Vine traces this pattern of bloody conflict from Columbus's 1494 arrival in Guantanamo Bay through the 250-year expansion of a global U.S. empire. Drawing on historical and firsthand anthropological research in fourteen countries and territories, The United States of War demonstrates how U.S. leaders across generations have locked the United States in a self-perpetuating system of permanent war by constructing the world's largest-ever collection of foreign military bases--a global matrix that has made offensive interventionist wars more likely. Beyond exposing the profit-making desires, political interests, racism, and toxic masculinity underlying the country's relationship to war and empire, The United States of War shows how the long history of U.S. military expansion shapes our daily lives, from today's multi-trillion-dollar wars to the pervasiveness of violence and militarism in everyday U.S. life. The book concludes by confronting the catastrophic toll of American wars--which have left millions dead, wounded, and displaced--while offering proposals for how we can end the fighting.
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Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520300874
ISBN-13
9780520300873
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2309717620
Product Key Features
Book Title
United States of War : A Global History of America's Endless Conflicts, from Columbus to the Islamic State
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Sociology / General, Anthropology / General, United States / General
Publication Year
2020
Genre
History, Social Science
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.5in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
32.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
48
Lc Classification Number
E181.V65 2020
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?"One of the most illuminating studies of how the US' empire of forts and bases developed and works.?", One of the Most Illuminating Studies of How the Us' Empire of Forts and Bases Developed and Works., A wide-ranging survey of the American way of war, expensive and incessant, in support of an empire we're not supposed to have. . . . Vine offers much to ponder about our militarized foreign policy and its deep antecedents., The United States of War is for anyone who wants to find a single source for an encompassing yet relatively concise overview of the ceaseless intervention and aggression by the United States, from its racist, colonial roots, to its extractive, deadly activities from bases around the world today.
Table of Content
List of Illustrations Preface A Note on Language and Terminology Introduction: "If We Build Them, Wars Will Come" Part I Imperial Succession 1. Conquest 2. Occupied Part II Expanding Empire 3. Why Are So Many Places Named Fort? 4. Invading Your Neighbors 5. The Permanent Indian Frontier 6. Going Global Part III imperial transitions 7. The Military Opens Doors 8. Reopening the Frontier Part IV Global Empire 9. Empire of Bases 10. The Spoils of War 11. Normalizing Occupation 12. Islands of Imperialism 13. The Colonial Present 14. Building Blowback Part V Hyperimperialism 15. Did the "Cold War" End? 16. Out-of-Control War 17. War Is the Mission Conclusion: Ending "Endless Wars" Gratitude and Thanks Appendix: U.S. Wars, Combat, and Other Combat Actions Abroad Notes Suggested Resources Index
Copyright Date
2020
Lccn
2020-006465
Dewey Decimal
355.00973
Series
California Series in Public Anthropology Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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