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Drift : the unmooring of American military power / Rachel Maddow.
An exploration of Maddow's view that our culture's become deeply militarized, and that the role of the national security sector has shape-shifted and grown over the past century to the point of being financially unsustainable and confused in mission.
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- ISBN: 0307460991 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780307460998 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 275 p. ; 21 cm.
- Edition: 1st pbk ed.
- Publisher: New York : Broadway Books, [2013], c2012.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-261) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Is it too late to descope this? -- G.I. Joe, Ho Chi Minh, and the American art of fighting about fighting -- A nation at peace everywhere in the world -- Let 'er fly -- Isle of spice -- Stupid regulations -- Mylanta, 'tis of thee -- Doing more with less (hassle) -- "One hell of a killing machine" -- An $8 trillion fungus among us -- You build it, you own it. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | UA 23 .M33 2013 | 30775305453616 | General Collection | Available | - |
Drift : The Unmooring of American Military Power
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Drift : The Unmooring of American Military Power
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Prologue: Is If Too Late to Descope This? | p. 1 | |
| Chapter 1 | G.I. Joe, Ho Chi Minh, and the American Art of Fighting About Fighting | p. 9 |
| Chapter 2 | A Nation at Peace Everywhere in the World | p. 29 |
| Chapter 3 | Let 'Er Fly | p. 46 |
| Chapter 4 | Isle of Spice | p. 70 |
| Chapter 5 | Stupid Regulations | p. 94 |
| Chapter 6 | Mylanta, 'Tis of Thee | p. 126 |
| Chapter 7 | Doing More with Less (Hassle) | p. 157 |
| Chapter 8 | "One Hell of a Killing Machine" | p. 188 |
| Chapter 9 | An $8 Trillion Fungus Among Us | p. 216 |
| Epilogue: You Build It, You Own It | p. 242 | |
| Notes on Sources | p. 253 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 263 | |
| Index | p. 265 |
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