The emerging American garrison state / Milton J. Esman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Esman, Milton J. (Milton Jacob), 1918-2015.

Contributor:

Palgrave Connect (Online service)

Series:

Palgrave pivot

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics and government.

Military policy.

United States--Military policy--21st century.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online text (122 pages)

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan : [distributor] Macmillan(US), 2012.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Biography/History:

Milton Esman is the John S. Knight Professor of International Studies and professor of Government, Emeritus, at Cornell, USA. His research and publications have focused on public administration in developing countries and the politics and conflicts involved in ethnic pluralism. He is the author of 10 published books and of numerous articles in refereed journals and of chapters in edited books. A long time student of trends in American government, he has published several works on American politics.

Summary:

This book describes and analyzes the emergence of the American global empire and the role of the garrison state in protecting the threatened homeland and defending the declining imperium. The constitutional structure of the American federal government is no longer providing responsible and effective governance. To overcome the current paralysis in government, to resume effective management of its crippled economy and of its global empire, a new pattern of government is emerging, one that adheres to the earlier outlines of the garrison state. This volume takes account of the gradual measures that have already been taken to respond to the current paralysis outlines the new pattern of governance that will replace the failing institutions of the constitutional state.

Contents:

What is a Garrison State The American Imperium, What is it? Historical Antecedents Origins and Consolidation of the Imperium The Shock of 9/11 and its Consequences The Five Dimensions of the American Garrison State The Autonomous Commander in Chief The Threat to Civil Liberties American Demographics and the Garrison State The Garrison State and America's Future.

Notes:

Part of the Palgrave Pivot collection, available through Palgrave Connect.

Other Format:

Print version

ISBN:

9781137093653

113709365X

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