Author: Aaron L. Friedberg
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400842913
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
War--or the threat of war--usually strengthens states as governments tax, draft soldiers, exert control over industrial production, and dampen internal dissent in order to build military might. The United States, however, was founded on the suspicion of state power, a suspicion that continued to gird its institutional architecture and inform the sentiments of many of its politicians and citizens through the twentieth century. In this comprehensive rethinking of postwar political history, Aaron Friedberg convincingly argues that such anti-statist inclinations prevented Cold War anxieties from transforming the United States into the garrison state it might have become in their absence. Drawing on an array of primary and secondary sources, including newly available archival materials, Friedberg concludes that the "weakness" of the American state served as a profound source of national strength that allowed the United States to outperform and outlast its supremely centralized and statist rival: the Soviet Union. Friedberg's analysis of the U. S. government's approach to taxation, conscription, industrial planning, scientific research and development, and armaments manufacturing reveals that the American state did expand during the early Cold War period. But domestic constraints on its expansion--including those stemming from mean self-interest as well as those guided by a principled belief in the virtues of limiting federal power--protected economic vitality, technological superiority, and public support for Cold War activities. The strategic synthesis that emerged by the early 1960s was functional as well as stable, enabling the United States to deter, contain, and ultimately outlive the Soviet Union precisely because the American state did not limit unduly the political, personal, and economic freedom of its citizens. Political scientists, historians, and general readers interested in Cold War history will value this thoroughly researched volume. Friedberg's insightful scholarship will also inspire future policy by contributing to our understanding of how liberal democracy's inherent qualities nurture its survival and spread.
In the Shadow of the Garrison State
Author: Aaron L. Friedberg
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400842913
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
War--or the threat of war--usually strengthens states as governments tax, draft soldiers, exert control over industrial production, and dampen internal dissent in order to build military might. The United States, however, was founded on the suspicion of state power, a suspicion that continued to gird its institutional architecture and inform the sentiments of many of its politicians and citizens through the twentieth century. In this comprehensive rethinking of postwar political history, Aaron Friedberg convincingly argues that such anti-statist inclinations prevented Cold War anxieties from transforming the United States into the garrison state it might have become in their absence. Drawing on an array of primary and secondary sources, including newly available archival materials, Friedberg concludes that the "weakness" of the American state served as a profound source of national strength that allowed the United States to outperform and outlast its supremely centralized and statist rival: the Soviet Union. Friedberg's analysis of the U. S. government's approach to taxation, conscription, industrial planning, scientific research and development, and armaments manufacturing reveals that the American state did expand during the early Cold War period. But domestic constraints on its expansion--including those stemming from mean self-interest as well as those guided by a principled belief in the virtues of limiting federal power--protected economic vitality, technological superiority, and public support for Cold War activities. The strategic synthesis that emerged by the early 1960s was functional as well as stable, enabling the United States to deter, contain, and ultimately outlive the Soviet Union precisely because the American state did not limit unduly the political, personal, and economic freedom of its citizens. Political scientists, historians, and general readers interested in Cold War history will value this thoroughly researched volume. Friedberg's insightful scholarship will also inspire future policy by contributing to our understanding of how liberal democracy's inherent qualities nurture its survival and spread.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400842913
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
War--or the threat of war--usually strengthens states as governments tax, draft soldiers, exert control over industrial production, and dampen internal dissent in order to build military might. The United States, however, was founded on the suspicion of state power, a suspicion that continued to gird its institutional architecture and inform the sentiments of many of its politicians and citizens through the twentieth century. In this comprehensive rethinking of postwar political history, Aaron Friedberg convincingly argues that such anti-statist inclinations prevented Cold War anxieties from transforming the United States into the garrison state it might have become in their absence. Drawing on an array of primary and secondary sources, including newly available archival materials, Friedberg concludes that the "weakness" of the American state served as a profound source of national strength that allowed the United States to outperform and outlast its supremely centralized and statist rival: the Soviet Union. Friedberg's analysis of the U. S. government's approach to taxation, conscription, industrial planning, scientific research and development, and armaments manufacturing reveals that the American state did expand during the early Cold War period. But domestic constraints on its expansion--including those stemming from mean self-interest as well as those guided by a principled belief in the virtues of limiting federal power--protected economic vitality, technological superiority, and public support for Cold War activities. The strategic synthesis that emerged by the early 1960s was functional as well as stable, enabling the United States to deter, contain, and ultimately outlive the Soviet Union precisely because the American state did not limit unduly the political, personal, and economic freedom of its citizens. Political scientists, historians, and general readers interested in Cold War history will value this thoroughly researched volume. Friedberg's insightful scholarship will also inspire future policy by contributing to our understanding of how liberal democracy's inherent qualities nurture its survival and spread.
Checklist of Kentucky State Publications
Author:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 148
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Monthly Checklist of State Publications
Author: Library of Congress. Exchange and Gift Division
Publisher:
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Category : State government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 824
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Category : State government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 824
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Investigations of Mineral Resources and the Mining Industry
Author: Canada. Mines Branch
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Category : Mineral industries
Languages : en
Pages : 862
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Category : Mineral industries
Languages : en
Pages : 862
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Soil Survey
De Bow's Review and Industrial Resources, Statistics, Etc
Author: James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow
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Category : Communication and traffic
Languages : en
Pages : 632
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Category : Communication and traffic
Languages : en
Pages : 632
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Checklist of Kentucky State Publications
Author: Kentucky. State Archives & Records Service
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Marketing Information Guide
Checklist of Kentucky State Publications
Author: Kentucky. Division of Archives and Records
Publisher:
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Category : State government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : State government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description
Checklist of Kentucky State Publications and State Directory
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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