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1 online resource (291 pages) |
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Routledge Advances in Sociology |
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Routledge advances in sociology.
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| Contents |
The Marketing of War in the Age of Neo-Militarism; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Boxes; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; PART I; 2 Stratocracy: The Growing Hypertrophy of the LifeWorld Militarization; 3 A Dangerous Language; 4 Militarization and Popular Culture; 5 The Treadmill of Destruction Goes Global: Anticipating the Environmental Impact of Militarism in the 21st Century; PART II; 6 Democracy and Militarism; 7 US Homeland Security, the Global War on Terror and Militarism; 8 Re-Launching NATO After 9/11; 9 Space-The High Ground of the European Union's Emerging Military Policies |
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PART III10 War and Capitalism; 11 Military Expenditure and the Global Culture of Militarism; 12 The National Security Exception, the Global Political Economy and Militarization; 13 The Militarization of US Higher Education After 9/11; 14 Conclusion; Contributors; Index |
| Summary |
The post-9/11 era and the overall impact of international terrorism have generated much debate regarding the role of military apparatus in modern society. This book assesses the inherent meaning of the militarization from a critical, interdisciplinary perspective. Against the background of democracy and capitalism, The Marketing of War in the Age of Neo-Militarism challenges prevailing accounts of the ""military-industrial complex"" as it explores significant interrelated themes denoting the accelerating process of militarization of society. Designed to address pressing socio-political phenome |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Militarism -- Social aspects
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Military-industrial complex.
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War and society.
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Capitalism -- Political aspects
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Politics and war.
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Capitalism -- Political aspects
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Militarism -- Social aspects
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Military-industrial complex
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Politics and war
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War and society
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gouliamos, Kostas
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| ISBN |
9780203130742 |
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020313074X |
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