Presenting a new perspective on the influence of the military complex on U.S. society, this account follows the rise and decline of the antimilitarist tradition--rooted in fear of dictatorship--that has been an important part of the American heritage from colonial times until the 1950s and even today. In addition to providing a documented historical survey of notable issues and landmarks that have affected the role of the civilian and the military until the mid-1950s, the volume also offers ample background for an understanding of the complicated problem of militarism in the last century,...
Presenting a new perspective on the influence of the military complex on U.S. society, this account follows the rise and decline of the antimilitarist...
Discussing how government has continually grown in size and scope during the past century, this account demonstrates that the main reason lies in government s responses to national crises (real or imagined), including economic upheavals and, especially, war. The result, this book argues, is the ever-increasing government power, which endures long after each crisis has passed, impinging on both civil and economic liberties and fostering extensive corporate welfare. Offering ideological explanations for the ascension of the role of government out of a capitalist, free-market economy, it will...
Discussing how government has continually grown in size and scope during the past century, this account demonstrates that the main reason lies in gove...