The American military after 9/11[ele...
Morgan, Matthew J.

 

  • The American military after 9/11[electronic resource] :society, state, and empire /
  • Record Type: Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
    [NT 15000414]: 322/.50973
    Title/Author: The American military after 9/11 : society, state, and empire // Matthew J. Morgan.
    Author: Morgan, Matthew J.
    Published: New York : : Palgrave Macmillan,, 2008.
    Description: 211 p.
    Subject: Civil-military relations - History - 21st century. - United States
    Subject: War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
    Subject: United States - Economic conditions - To 1865.
    ISBN: 9780230610156
    ISBN: 0230610153
    [NT 15000227]: Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-208) and index.
    [NT 15000228]: Introduction -- The new war -- Struggling for relevance -- Case study : women in the military-- The new social identity -- The estranged military -- Case study : the landmine ban -- Toward newcivil-military relations -- The garrison state -- The changing international scene -- American empire-- Conclusions.
    [NT 15000229]: American civil-military relations have profoundly changed from the interwar years that comprised the post Cold War era. This book describesthe intense mobilization of American society in the Global War on Terrorism coupled with trends in progress before 9/11. With its focus on maximizing civilian casualties, terrorism has been uniquely able to arouse the popular emotion and make us rethink the use of military force.
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