Arsenal of democracy : the politics of national security-- from World War II to the War on Terrorism / Julian E. Zelizer.

Author/creator Zelizer, Julian E.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York, NY : Basic Books, ©2010.
Descriptionv, 583 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects
National security--United States. --History. --20th century.
National security--United States. --History. --21st century.
United States--Politics and government. --1945-1989.
United States--Politics and government. --1989-.

Contents Four questions -- Uneasy warriors -- How the Democrats won World War II -- Building the national security state -- Making China right -- High noon at mid-century -- Make missiles, not budgets -- The Cuban Missile Crisis revisited -- Running scared into Vietnam -- Ending the draft -- No room for a Republican center -- The lost Democratic opportunity -- Rambo meets The deer hunter -- Counter-attack -- What comes next? -- Fighting conservatism on Capitol Hill -- 9/11 -- Mission accomplished? -- Politics at the water's edge.
Subject It has long been a truism that prior to George W. Bush, politics stopped at the water's edge--that is, that partisanship had no place in national security. In Arsenal of Democracy, historian Julian E. Zelizer shows this to be demonstrably false: partisan fighting has always shaped American foreign policy and the issue of national security has always been part of our domestic conflicts.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 513-562) and index.
LCCN 2009014867
ISBN9780465015078 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0465015077 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks UA23 .Z44 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold