House of War: The Pentagon and the Disastrous Rise of American Power - Softcover

Carroll, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0618872019 ISBN 13: 9780618872015

Verlag: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

Book by Carroll James

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Críticas:

"A prodigious historical synthesis, with pressing importance for our times, and also a deeply engaging story." --Tracy Kidder, author of My Detachment: A Memoir

House of War is a masterful achievement...[Carroll's] prose is elegant, his viewpoint bold." --Howard Zinn, author of The People's History of the United States

"[Carroll has] the historical depth, elegance of style, and moral complexity to have taken the full measure of [the Pentagon]." --Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature

"One cannot understand the impact of the Pentagon on US foreign policy...without reading James Carroll's House of War." --Lawrence Korb, former Undersecretary of Defence under Ronald Reagan

[An] unequivocally mesmerizing account. . . . Certain to be one of the most talked-about nonfiction books of the season."

Booklist, ALA

"[James Carroll] brings to shocking life the truth of Randolph Bourne's dictum: 'War is the health of the state.'" --Garry Wills, author of Nixon Agonistes and Henry Adams and the Making of America

"Altogether excellent, and essential for understanding the birth of America's empire." Kirkus Reviews, Starred

"An aggressively compelling history." Publishers Weekly, Starred

Reseña del editor:

An incisive analysis of the Pentagon, the military, and their vast, frequently hidden influence on American life argues that the Pentagon has, since its inception, operated beyond the control of any force in government or society, drawing on extensive personal experience, exhaustive research, and numerous interviews to prove the author's contention. Reprint.

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• Verlag: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0618872019
• ISBN 13: 9780618872015
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 657