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American Warfare State

American Warfare State :The Domestic Politics of Military Spending

Format : Paperback / softback
Publisher : The University of Chicago Press
ISBN : 9780226124070
Publication Year : 2014
Language : English

How is it that the United States-a country founded on a distrust of standing armies and strong centralized power-came to have the most powerful military in history? This book argues that there are profound relationships among the size and persistence of the American military complex, and the growth in presidential power to launch military actions.