Drift: the unmooring of American military power
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New York : Crown, c2012.
Physical Desc:
275 pages ; 22 cm.
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McKinley
306.270973 M179 2012
Sacramento Public Library Storage
306.270973 M179 2012
South Natomas
306.270973 M179 2012
Description
The #1 New York Times bestseller that charts America’s dangerous drift into a state of perpetual war.
Written with bracing wit and intelligence, Rachel Maddow's Drift argues that we've drifted away from America's original ideals and become a nation weirdly at peace with perpetual war. To understand how we've arrived at such a dangerous place, Maddow takes us from the Vietnam War to today's war in Afghanistan, along the way exploring Reagan's radical presidency, the disturbing rise of executive authority, the gradual outsourcing of our war-making capabilities to private companies, the plummeting percentage of American families whose children fight our constant wars for us, and even the changing fortunes of G.I. Joe. Ultimately, she shows us just how much we stand to lose by allowing the scope of American military power to overpower our political discourse.
Sensible yet provocative, dead serious yet seriously funny, Drift reinvigorates a "loud and jangly" political debate about our vast and confounding national security state.
Written with bracing wit and intelligence, Rachel Maddow's Drift argues that we've drifted away from America's original ideals and become a nation weirdly at peace with perpetual war. To understand how we've arrived at such a dangerous place, Maddow takes us from the Vietnam War to today's war in Afghanistan, along the way exploring Reagan's radical presidency, the disturbing rise of executive authority, the gradual outsourcing of our war-making capabilities to private companies, the plummeting percentage of American families whose children fight our constant wars for us, and even the changing fortunes of G.I. Joe. Ultimately, she shows us just how much we stand to lose by allowing the scope of American military power to overpower our political discourse.
Sensible yet provocative, dead serious yet seriously funny, Drift reinvigorates a "loud and jangly" political debate about our vast and confounding national security state.
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Book
Edition:
1st ed.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780307460981, 0307460983
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-261) and index.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Maddow, R. (2012). Drift: the unmooring of American military power. New York, Crown.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Maddow, Rachel. 2012. Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power. New York, Crown.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Maddow, Rachel, Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power. New York, Crown, 2012.
MLA Citation (style guide)Maddow, Rachel. Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power. New York, Crown, 2012.
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