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082	0	0	_a355.00973 VIN _223
100	1		_aVine, David, _d1974- _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe United States of war : _ba global history of America's endless conflicts, from Columbus to the Islamic State / _cDavid Vine.
263			_a2009
264		1	_aOakland, California : _bUniversity of California Press, _c[2020]
264		4	_c©2020
300			_axxv, 426 pages. _c24 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
365			_bRs. 2477.00
490	1		_aCalifornia series in public anthropology
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aImperial succession -- Expanding empire -- Imperial transitions -- Global empire -- Hyper-imperialism -- Appendix : US wars and invasions abroad
520			_a"The United States has been fighting wars constantly since invading Afghanistan in 2001. This nonstop warfare is far less exceptional than it might seem: the US has been at war or has invaded other countries almost every year since independence. In The United States of War, David Vine traces this pattern of bloody, near-permanent conflict from Columbus's 1494 arrival in Guantanamo Bay through the 250-year expansion of a global US empire. Drawing on historical and firsthand ethnographic research in fourteen countries and territories, The United States of War demonstrates how US leaders across generations have locked the United States in a self-perpetuating system of permanent war by constructing the world's largest-ever collection of foreign military bases-a global matrix that has made offensive interventionist wars more likely. Beyond exposing the profit-making desires, political interests, racism, and toxic masculinity underlying the country's relationship to war and empire, The United States of War shows how this history of aggressive military expansion shapes our daily lives, from today's multi-trillion-dollar wars to the pervasiveness of violence and militarism in everyday US life. The book concludes by confronting the catastrophic toll of American wars-which have left millions dead, wounded, and displaced-while offering proposals for how we can end the fighting"-- _cProvided by publisher.
651		0	_aUnited States _xHistory, Military.
651		0	_aUnited States _xHistory, Military _xSocial aspects.
651		0	_aUnited States _xMilitary policy _xHistory.
651		0	_aUnited States _xForeign relations.
651		0	_aUnited States _xHistory.
830		0	_aCalifornia series in public anthropology.
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