Militarization and the American Century
War, the United States and the World since 1941
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23518965 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Fitzgerald (0000-0003-1899-8481) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Militarization and the American Century (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Academic (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5040/9781350102255 |
| OpenAlex | W4206981138 |
| ISBN | 9781350102255 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Taking American mobilization in WWII as its departure point, this book offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to the history of militarization in the United States since 1940. Exploring the ways in which war and the preparation for war have shaped and affected the United States during ‘The American Century’, Fitzgerald demonstrates how militarization has moulded relations between the US and the rest of the world. Providing a timely synthesis of key scholarship in a rapidly developing field, this book shows how national security concerns have affected issues as diverse as the development of the welfare state, infrastructure spending, gender relations and notions of citizenship. It also examines the way in which war is treated in the American imagination; how it has been depicted throughout this era, why its consequences have been made largely invisible and how Americans have often considered themselves to be reluctant warriors. In integrating domestic histories
Ancient history · Economic history · First world war · Militarization · Mobilization · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · World War II · History · Law · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |