The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War

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The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War is a critical examination of how U.S. culture, politics, and religion have combined to normalize and glorify military power in American life and foreign policy.

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instanceOf book
author Andrew Bacevich
surface form: Andrew J. Bacevich
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticizes bipartisan support for expansive U.S. military power
romanticization of soldiers and war in American discourse
use of military force as primary tool of U.S. foreign policy
describes glorification of war in U.S. culture
impact of the all-volunteer force on American society
influence of evangelical Christianity on U.S. foreign policy
normalization of military power in American life
post–Vietnam War transformation of U.S. civil-military relations
relationship between popular culture and the military
role of neoconservatism in U.S. militarism
format hardcover
paperback
genre foreign policy analysis
military studies
non-fiction
political book
hasEdition 2005 first edition
later revised editions
hasISBN 9780195173385
hasPerspective critical of U.S. interventionism
realist critique of U.S. grand strategy
inContextOf Iraq War
surface form: Iraq War (2003)

post–Cold War U.S. foreign policy
war on terror
language English
mainSubject American culture
Iraq War context
U.S. foreign policy
civil-military relations in the United States
militarism in the United States
religion and politics in the United States
mediaType print
notableFor critical analysis of American pro-war culture
linking religion, politics, and military power in the U.S.
proposes greater restraint in use of force
reassessment of U.S. global military role
publicationYear 2005
publisher Oxford University Press
settingOfDiscussion United States domestic politics
global U.S. military presence
targetAudience general readers interested in U.S. foreign policy
policy makers
scholars of international relations

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Andrew Bacevich hasWritten The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War
Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country relatedWork The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War
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