{"product_id":"in-the-shadow-of-the-garrison-state-9780691048901","title":"In the Shadow of the Garrison State","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArgues that anti-statist inclinations prevented Cold War anxieties from transforming the United States into the garrison state it might have become in their absence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2000 \"An engaging revisionist history of American society during the Cold War... Friedberg performs a real service: reminding us that democracies do a pretty good job of keeping peace as well.\"--Victor Davis Hanson, The Weekly Standard \"[A] lucid and meticulously documented study... Though Friedberg's close analysis focuses on the period 1945-1960, it provides a framework that also illuminates subsequent events.\"--Patrick Glynn, Commentary \"Friedberg's account of the development of the American military-industrial complex is very convincing precisely because of the way in which he blends institutional and ideational analyses into a single coherent whole. The work is meticulously researched and is a must read for anyone interested in the diplomatic history of the United States.\"--Virginia Quarterly Review \"Essential ... for anyone interested in the history of the American state as well as its future reform.\"--Andrew P.N. Erdmann, Orbis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES ix  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii  INTRODUCTION 3  CHAPTER ONE Statism, Anti-Statism, and American Political Development 9  CHAPTER TWO The Cold War Founding 34  CHAPTER THREE The American Strategic Synthesis 62  CHAPTER FOUR Money 81  CHAPTER FIVE Manpower 149  CHAPTER SIX Supporting Industries 199  CHAPTER SEVEN Arms 245  CHAPTER EIGHT Technology 296  CHAPTER NINE Conclusions 340  INDEX 353","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403701330263,"sku":"9780691048901","price":40.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/in-the-shadow-of-the-garrison-state-9780691048901","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}