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Base Nation (Hardcover) Loot Price: R860
Discovery Miles 8 600
Base Nation (Hardcover): David Vine

Base Nation (Hardcover)

David Vine

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As David Vine demonstrates, the overseas bases raise geopolitical tensions and provoke widespread antipathy towards the United States. They also undermine American democratic ideals, pushing the U.S. into partnerships with dictators and perpetuating a system of second-class citizenship in territories like Guam. They breed sexual violence, destroy the environment, and damage local economies. And their financial cost is staggering: though the Pentagon underplays the numbers, Vine's accounting proves that the bill approaches $100 billion per year. For many decades, the need for overseas bases has been a quasi-religious dictum of U.S. foreign policy. But in recent years, a bipartisan coalition has finally started to question this conventional wisdom. With the U.S. withdrawing from Afghanistan and ending thirteen years of war, there is no better time to re-examine the tenets of our military strategy. Base Nation is an essential contribution to that debate.

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Imprint: Metropolitan Books (imprint of Henry Holt & Company)
Country of origin: United States
Release date: August 2015
First published: April 2015
Authors: David Vine
Dimensions: 236 x 155 x 48mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages: 432
ISBN-13: 978-1-62779-169-4
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Embargos & sanctions
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Defence strategy, planning & research > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
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LSN: 1-62779-169-8
Barcode: 9781627791694

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