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Culture of Defense
Chris Van Aller
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Description for Culture of Defense
Hardback. 75.00 Num Pages: 200 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Chris Van Aller demonstrates that a better understanding of the complicated civil-military relationship in the United States is prerequisite to reforming the expensive and often inefficient military establishment maintained since World War II. Arguing that reduced defense expenditures and adequate national security are both possible, this book illustrates how American political culture remains deeply ambivalent about national security. Though significant budget cuts have been implemented over the past five years, Van Aller takes a closer look at the fact that no true reorganization or reconceptualization has taken place. For policy makers, historians of American military history and anyone who cares ... Read more
Chris Van Aller demonstrates that a better understanding of the complicated civil-military relationship in the United States is prerequisite to reforming the expensive and often inefficient military establishment maintained since World War II. Arguing that reduced defense expenditures and adequate national security are both possible, this book illustrates how American political culture remains deeply ambivalent about national security. Though significant budget cuts have been implemented over the past five years, Van Aller takes a closer look at the fact that no true reorganization or reconceptualization has taken place. For policy makers, historians of American military history and anyone who cares ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739101766
SKU
V9780739101766
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About Chris Van Aller
Chris Van Aller is Associate Professor of Political Science at Winthrop College. His research interests include civil-military relations and the political culture of the environment.
Reviews for Culture of Defense
The Culture of Defense raises important and troubling questions. Van Aller's answers are persuasive as he attempts to reconcile notions of citizenship obligation with the realities of the post-Cold War era. The author performs an important service .... The publication of this book is exceptionally well timed.
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