| Title |
American way of war |
| Sub Title |
Guided missiles, misguided men, and a republic in peril / |
| Author(s) |
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| Call No |
973.931 JAR |
| Subject(s) |
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| ISBN |
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| Volume |
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| Publisher Name |
Free Press |
| Publishing Year |
2008 |
| Edition |
1st |
| Pages |
324 |
| Price |
26.00 USD |
| Text Language |
English |
| Available |
Yes, Accessions:[ 43247 ] |
| Description |
In the sobering aftermath of America's invasion of Iraq, documentarian Jarecki launches a penetrating inquiry into how forces within the American political, economic, and military systems have come to undermine the carefully crafted structure of our republic--upsetting its balance of powers, vastly strengthening the hand of the president in taking the nation to war, and imperiling the workings of American democracy. Surveying a scorched landscape of America's military adventures and misadventure |
| Keywords |
George W Bush, (George Walker) 1946-Political and social views; USA-National characteristics-American;
USA-Militarism-United States-History; USA-Executive power-United States-History; Iraq War-2003-Causes;
USA-Interviews-United States; USA-Military History; USA-Military policy; USA-Foreign relations-Philosophy;
USA-Foreign relations-2001-
Mission creep-tip of the spear-arsenal of democracy-Fear in the night-Donald Rumsfeld-transformation- missing "C" ; |