Bibliograph

The emergency state, America's pursuit of absolute security at all costs, David C. Unger

Type

Label

The emergency state, America's pursuit of absolute security at all costs, David C. Unger

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-342) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The emergency state

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

733230707

Responsibility statement

David C. Unger

Sub title

America's pursuit of absolute security at all costs

Summary

Provides an analysis of the United States government's narrow-minded focus on security in the years since World War II and how it has become huge, unwieldy, and a detriment to democracy and the economy

Table Of Contents

Losing our way -- The godfather -- The framing of the permanent emergency state -- Runaway train -- Belated realism -- Tunnel vision -- Emergency repairs -- Damage control -- A different path -- The president we wanted -- Soft landing -- Bridge to nowhere -- Come the destroyer -- Hope abandoned -- Beyond the emergency state

resource.variantTitle

America's pursuit of absolute national security at all costs

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